Overview

Key features

The Software Engineering Postgraduate certificate at George Mason University may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

This graduate certificate program provides knowledge, tools, and techniques to those who are working in or planning to work in software engineering, but do not want to complete requirements for a master's degree in the field.

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Programme Structure

Courses include

Object-Oriented Software Specification and Construction

Software Design and Architecture

User Interface Design and Development

Software Testing

Distributed Systems

Concurrent Software Systems

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Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher in the last 60 credits. In addition, applicants must complete a self-assessment form, which can be obtained from the Computer Science Department. This form provides summary information concerning background and preparation for the program.
Applicants must possess knowledge equivalent to the following undergraduate courses: structured programming in a modern programming language, data structures, discrete mathematics, and machine organization.
In addition, it is desirable, but not necessary, for applicants to have at least one year of appropriate work experience in building or modifying software systems.
Applicants must submit a one- to two-page statement of educational and work experience in the computing field that includes a statement of career goals in software engineering.

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Tuition Fee

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International

18240 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1520 USD per credit
National

18240 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1520 USD per credit
In-State

8508 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 709 USD per credit

Living costs for Fairfax

1330 - 2300 USD /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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Scholarships Information

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General requirements

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Fairfax

Funding

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