What courses will I take?
This program involves the completion of 10 courses. Here is a sample of the topics you could study:
Engineer a new career
One-year master's program in software engineering for engineers with or without a software engineering degree
Choose your pathway
Specialize in software engineering through our course-based MEng in electrical and computer engineering. This program expands your engineering knowledge, adding advanced-level software skills to your resume.
There are two ways to enter this exciting program:
For engineers from other backgrounds:
- Get up to speed on programming fundamentals through our customized boot-camp
- Experience a team-based learning approach
- Access free tutoring and academic support from leaders in the field
- Earn your master’s degree in 12 months
For engineers with a software or computer engineering background:
- Earn your master’s degree in eight months through our fast-track program
- Develop advanced skills that will position you as a leader in our digital future
- Enjoy a hands-on learning environment where you learn by doing
- Augment your skill set through our project-management courses
A supervisor is not needed for this course-based master's degree program
In Calgary, we have a large number of highly qualified engineers and a growing need for highly qualified people with proven software-development capabilities. This program directly bridges the gap between the two and we look forward to engaging with graduates to find new employees in the future.
Jeff LaFrenz
President, VizworX Inc.
Engineering your high-tech future
Enhance your skills in:
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Software design and architecture
- Machine learning and data engineering
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Project management
From boot-camp to pro
Boot-camp
With a customized boot-camp in the spring term, engineers new to software engineering will learn:
- C, Python and Java
- Manipulating text and binary files
- Basic program designs
- Programming and application of common data structures
- Strategies and tools for testing and debugging
Advanced skills
For the fall and winter terms, MEng program participants undertake 10, core, advanced-level software engineering courses, such as:
- Data engineering
- Engineering large-scale data analytics systems
- Virtual reality
- Machine learning
- Artificial intelligence
Professional development & teamwork
Throughout this fast-paced MEng, you will learn leadership, project management and teamwork skills to make you an asset in any organization.
- Project management
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Software engineering design project
Advanced Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Cyber-Physical Systems
Industrial Internet of Things Systems and Data Analytics
Introduction to Virtual Reality
Modelling and Measurement of Software Performance
Software Design and Architecture I
Machine Learning for Software Engineers
Engineering Large Scale Data Analytics Systems
Software Requirements Analysis and Process Management
Team Design Project in Software Engineering I
Check out the complete list of software engineering courses
In my dozen years in the games and tech industries, we've never had enough qualified software engineers. We develop technology, but it's human innovation and problem solving that make us successful. Our industries are changing the world, but we need more people to do it.
Kaye Mason
Senior Software Engineer, Google Inc.
I'm interested in an MEng
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