Overview

Designed for those with programming skills and experience, you’ll take courses in areas like software design, software architecture, requirement engineering and management, and software project management to prepare you for roles in this field.

The Software Architecture (Online) program is offered by Drexel University.

A software architect is the technical expert who is responsible for defining the overall solution for the software system to be developed.

As a software architect, you'll make critical decisions on architectural styles, quality attributes, key interfaces, and technologies that will best serve the project, act as a liaison between business partners and the development team, maintain the overall framework, and ensure product quality.

Software architects must showcase a range of technical skills throughout their daily tasks.

You’ll need to know:

software engineering and design

programming

the ins-and-outs of various platforms

You’ll also need to act as a project manager, utilizing soft skills such as:

communication

organization

leadership techniques

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Software Design

Software Architecture

Web Services & Mobile Applications

Software Reliability Testing

Requirement Engineering and Management

Distributed Systems Software

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

15 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Architecture Landscape Architecture Software Engineering View 19 other Masters in Architecture in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A four-year bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM degree, plus work experience equal to Drexel's Graduate Certificate in Computer Science

Pre-requisites for all graduate level programs: computer requirements and skills
A GPA of 3.0 or higher, in a completed degree program, bachelor's degree or above

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21570 USD / full

≈ 21570 USD / full
Out-of-State

21570 USD / full

≈ 21570 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

21570 USD / full

≈ 21570 USD / full

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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