System and Software Engineering

Overview

The curriculum of this System and Software Engineering programme is offered by the National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)  is fully in line with international recommendations on teaching integrated software and systems engineering in university master’s programmes.

The aim of the programme is to train professionals at technological, economic and managerial levels in the area of industrial development of software, information and communication technologies as well as systems and their analysis.

The master’s programme «System and Software Engineering» is focused on training administrative professionals, project managers and development team’ leaders, who are able to organize effective management of software development projects (the latter are considered as complex dynamic systems characterized by the dominance of human factor) within a specified time frame, definitive deadlines and fixed budget.

Career:

The master’s program involves internships (full-time practice) in leading IT-companies, including partner companies. In particular, agreements on vocational training have been signed with IBM, Microsoft, EPAM Systems, IBS, CROC, LANIT, CyberPlat, PMSoft Group, DialogNauka, Empatica, Kaspersky Lab, Asteros, FORS, Yandex, NetCracker Technology, R-Style, 1C -RARUS, At Consulting, International Center for Informatics and Electronics (ICIE), and others.

The graduates will work in stated above organizations and other leading Russian and international software manufacturers, research centers of transnational companies, system integrators and IT departments of large Russian companies and governmental bodies. They will be highly sought after professionals in a fast-growing labor market, and able to effectively participate in the industrial implementation of the processes of development, maintenance, and support of complex software systems.