SFEPHD - Software Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy

The Software Engineering PhD program has a firm engineering foundation that encompasses discovery-based education utilizing an experiential learning approach. As part of the curriculum, students will complete projects in areas that emphasize software engineering, communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and engineering professionalism. Which focuses on the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. In the PhD program, students will also conduct novel research in many diverse software engineering related areas. The program's flexibility allows students to design their course of study / research from a diverse pool of courses and research opportunities in software and computer engineering domains such as web and mobile applications, embedded systems, cybersecurity, machine learning, systems, and other interdisciplinary areas.