Overview

Software has become the driving force behind most of the new military and commercial Technologies and many business renovations. The complexity as well as application areas of software systems are rapidly growing. Increasing demand for software in diverse domains and in larger sizes requires the establishment and use of sound management, design and production principles in order to develop, manage and evolve software that has the desired functionality, is reliable, cost effective and developed on time.

The Software Management program from METU Middle East Technical University targets professionals in the field. The students in the program will gain the ability to systematically define and use the knowledge on software development processes, methodologies, techniques and metrics. The program offers courses on software project management, software quality management, software acquisition management, requirements analysis, software architectures and design, software testing, human computer interaction, and software operations and maintenance. For students to gain necessary experience, design and implementation are seen as an integral part of all courses. Students are also involved in a realistic team project to integrate the knowledge and experience built up in specialized courses.

Career Prospects

The graduates of Software Management M.S. program:

Work as software engineer, information system researcher, expert and consultant, system analyst, software and system project manager
Are employed by institutions who acquire, develop and maintain software systems
Are entrepreneurs who establish companies that produce innovative services and products in the software and information system domain
Pursue their careers as a scientist in any field of IT especially software engineering
Are preferred by software systems research units of organizations
Are preferred by information technology, telecommunications, defense, health, automotive, banking industries for the positions that require expertise in software engineering
Are promoted to management positions in software developing organizations due to their scientific approaches and rational, systematic evaluations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software Management Primer

Software Management

Object Oriented Software Development

Team Software Project

Personal Software Process

Software Process Improvement

Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures

Software Testing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-27 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ankara, Turkey

Disciplines

Software Engineering View 19 other Masters in Software Engineering in Turkey

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Other requirements

General requirements

International Graduate Students' Registration Form: The form is expected to be downloaded by the student and filled, including the student's signature.
ALES / GRE Score Sheet: The score sheets are valid for five years from the exact date they are announced. Students who used to be registered in one of the graduate programs of METU and then either canceled the registration on their own will or were dismissed from the program are not asked to provide a new ALES / GRE score only if they have not been registered to graduate programs of METU for one academic year at max.
English Proficiency Score (METU EPE / IELTS / TOEFL / PTE Academic)
One photo
Identity page of your passport
Residence Permit Card: Required only if the student has a residence permit card before the registration to METU.

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Tuition Fee

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International

1500 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 750 USD per semester during 24 months.

Living costs for Ankara

1600 - 2350 TRY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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