Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) Software Engineering Management
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
12 master's courses
11 weeks long
$ 2490
Cost per course
Flexible learning
Online and in-person programs at select campuses, subject to availability
Why earn a degree in software engineering management from Strayer?
Designing, testing, adapting and implementing software is a major commitment, requiring clear management to ensure success. With an online MS in Information Systems, Software Engineering Management concentration, you can learn the skills you need to help direct a team through every stage of the development process.
Develop high-performing software and teams
Take software from conceptual to cutting-edge application with a Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS), Software Engineering Management from Strayer. Learn how to use project management techniques to ensure design, testing, adoption and implementation go smoothly, setting your team up for success. You’ll master valuable industry skills related to the Unified Modeling Language (UML) structure and how to use software engineering plans to help solve real-world business challenges.
Skills you’ll learn with a Strayer MSIS, Software Engineering Management concentration
A Strayer degree can help prepare you for career opportunities in software engineering management while offering support, flexible learning options and career planning every step of the way.
- Understand the software development lifecycle.
- Master a structural view of the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
- Develop a software engineering plan to address and solve a proposed business problem.
- Explain and analyze earned value reporting in software projects.
- Develop a structural view of systems with the UML.
Earn your degree from an accredited university
Strayer University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Strayer University’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 22, 2017 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) in Software Engineering Management cost breakdown
- 12 courses, $2490 per course
- $65 technology fee each term
- $150 one-time degree conferral fee
- Additional costs for textbooks and supplies
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Opportunities to save on tuition
$4K Alumni Master’s Scholarship
If you’re a Strayer University Alumni and ready to pursue a master’s degree, our Alumni Scholarship can save you $4,000. All you need to do is register for an eligible Strayer graduate program, maintain a GPA of 2.5 or greater and meet eligibility requirements.
50% off Master’s Scholarship
Enroll in two master’s courses, get 50% off tuition. Summer or fall 2025 term only.*
*Eligibility rules, restrictions and exclusions apply.
Civic and Community Alliance Scholarship
Ready to earn an affordable Strayer degree? Admitted Strayer or JWMI students who are employed in certain civic roles or volunteer for a nonprofit may be eligible to receive 25% off tuition for the duration of their program.
What coursework do you need to specialize in software engineering?
The online courses in our software engineering management master’s program can give you a combination of tech and team skills any organization would appreciate and value. View all courses.
All MSIS students take a set list of required courses. The remaining credits come from their choice of concentration.
Required MSIS courses
This course provides advanced concepts describing the management, research and modeling of software engineering practices. Topics include the software lifecycle to include planning, managing, testing and requirements gathering techniques that create or improve software products and processes.
This course examines the techniques and frameworks in managing teams and leading software development projects. Students will be presented with the methods, tools and techniques of software project management with emphasis on leadership qualities.
This course addresses the processes for eliciting and developing systematic user requirements and modeling techniques to develop computing systems. Topics include structural models, functional models and integrated systems models based on explicit requirements techniques.
This course provides an integrated approach to system analysis and design processes. Students will explore advanced topics to evaluate and select system development methodologies and design system solutions. The role of effective interpersonal communication techniques and integration practices with users and user systems is emphasized.
This course covers the concepts, issues, principles and techniques for managing organizational data resources. Topics include the strategic information requirements of organizations, modeling those requirements using conceptual data modeling techniques, verifying the structural characteristics with normalization and converting the conceptual data models into physical databases. Emphasis will be placed on the application and strategic use of database systems.
This course is an integrative capstone course for the Master of Science in Information Systems program. Students will examine and address real-world projects and problems and apply project management techniques to create practical solutions. The course takes an integrative and senior management approach to address the integration of a broad range of technologies inclusive of databases, security, networking, computer infrastructure and human computer interaction.
What can you do with an MSIS, Software Engineering Management degree?
Your education can help you pursue your professional and personal goals. While Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific career outcome, such as a job title, promotion or salary increase, we encourage you to explore the potential impact you can have in the information systems field.
Versatile skills for your future
The software engineering management concentration can provide the skills to help you guide the work of software development throughout the process.
In addition, students who complete this concentration will be prepared to:
- Examine data to assess, suggest and plan the installation of a new system or modifications to an existing one.
- Evaluate software requirements and user needs to determine if it’s possible to design within time and cost limitations.
- Discuss the status of current projects, new proposals or more technical challenges with customers and other departments.
- Set standards for system performance.
- Collect, manipulate and save data for analyzing system capabilities and requirements.
- Write and revise programs with the help of workflow charts and diagrams and subject matter knowledge.
- Improve operational efficiency by modifying, repairing or expanding computer programs.
- Write and update computer programs or software packages that perform specific tasks, like inventory tracking, data storage or equipment control.
- Create comprehensive workflow charts and diagrams detailing input, output and logical operations.
- Document program development and subsequent revisions with descriptive comments in the code so others can understand how the program works.
- Support computer operators or system analysts in identifying and resolving issues with computer programs.
- Conduct systems analyses and programming activities to manage computer systems software use.
- Create guides or manuals for end users.
- Assign tasks to programming staff and review their work.
- Teach others how to use different computer programs.
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Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
A completed application and enrollment agreement, as applicable
A diploma from an approved high school or its equivalent
Official copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
A valid, current and legible government-issued photo ID
Fall classes start on October 6
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