In the current IT environment, software development projects are increasingly treated as business propositions in which the product under development must deliver real and measurable value to the organization. As such, Software Engineers often need increasingly sophisticated knowledge of the business environment in order to advance in their careers beyond the purely technical track. This concentration will bridge the areas of software engineering and business, by equipping students to understand the financial, marketing, management, and entrepreneurial context in which most software development projects are executed.
The concentration will include course offerings from both CDM and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. It offers the Software Engineering students the opportunities of immersing themselves in a classroom setting in which the focus is purely business oriented, as opposed to technology oriented. This concentration aims to prepare Software Engineering students for career paths in software technology focused entrepreneurship or senior technology leadership positions (CIO's, CTO's) in businesses.
Learn more about admission to this program.
Online Learning Options
This degree can be completed entirely online. Some courses in this degree are available for review and playback via the CDM
Course Online playback system (COL) . If a course is COL-enabled, any student registered in the course has access to the course playback. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize the COL resource wherever available. Students who wish to complete this degree entirely online need to consult with their faculty advisor to make suitable substitutions for Kellstadt commerce courses that are not offered online, as noted in the program requirements below. For more information on online learning at CDM visit the
Online Learning section. Information on online delivery of Kellstadt commerce courses can be found on the
Kellstadt Online Learning page.
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CourseRequirements
Prerequisite Phase
The goal of the prerequisite phase is to give students the background necessary for starting the graduate program. These prerequisite phase requirements can be fulfilled in one of three ways:
- The student takes the course and earns a grade of B- or higher
- The student takes a Graduate Assessment Exam (GAE) to test out of the course
- The faculty advisor waives the course because of equivalent academic background or work experience.
All students are blocked from enrolling in Graduate Phase courses prior to completing their prerequisites. Students must submit an online Change of Status request (through myCDM) when the Prerequisite Phase is completed to inform the Student Services offices that the block can be removed.
| CSC 211 AND CSC 212 |
| OR CSC 224 |
| OR CSC 396 |
| CSC 383 |
| CSC 373 |
| CSC 374 |
CDM Foundation Courses
Commerce (Kellstadt) Foundation Courses
Major electives
Students must take
3 courses from the list of CDM electives below and
2 courses from the list of Kellstadt courses listed below.
CDM Electives
Students may select any SE elective
or the following courses:
| CSC 453 |
| HCI 440 |
| The following courses are recommended: |
| SE 433 |
| SE 452 |
| SE 468 |
| SE 482 |
| SE 511 |
| SE 529 |
| SE 554 |
Commerce (Kellstadt) Electives
| MGT 502 |
| MGT 530 |
| MGT 535 |
| MKT 555 |
| ACC 500 |
| ACC 555 |
| IS 535 |
| IS 570 |
CDM Open Electives
Students must complete
one CDM elective courses in the 420-699 range. ANI, DC and VFX courses do not qualify. Credit for courses taken outside of the school will only be given if approved by a faculty advisor.
Capstone
Students must complete the following courses as a sequence in consecutive quarters.