Core curriculum

• OBJECT-ORIENTED Design I and II (SSE 550, 554) develops robust software construction capability in Java, C++ or C#.
• Object-Oriented Project Methods (SSE 657) develops capability in object-oriented analysis, design, and testing to cover the software development and maintenance life cycle.
• DESIGN QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE (SSE 659) develops capability in lower-level software design and design improvement.
• Design PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (SSE 658) develops capability in creating or improving the quality of higher-level designs.
• Special Topics Courses in other areas such as software security and software development process management enable students to transfer some of the latest knowledge from industry to their work.

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Additional Curriculum Information:

• The master's degree curriculum is constantly under revision to keep pace with changes in software engineering.
• Students who continue to be active in the program are effectively protected from any delay in graduation that would otherwise be caused by these changes.
• 30 semester hours are required for the degree; at least 18 hours total must be at the 600 level.
• At least 18 hours must be in SSE courses; at least 12 of these must be at the 600 level.
• See the current Mercer University Macon Campus Catalog for the official degree requirements.
• Currently required courses are:
  • Object-Oriented Design II SSE 554
  • Object Oriented Project Methods SSE 657
  • Design Problems and Solutions SSE 658
  • Design Quality and Maintenance SSE 659
• It is essential that you already be able to do multi-module programming in a modern high order language.You need not know any specific language, and you do not need to know object orientation.