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The Software Systems Track

The Software Systems track is for students who want to pursue knowledge of software development and software systems methodologies and technologies. Software plays the key role in practical, real-world computing systems and applications. This track enables students to understand and master classic and current software systems, and provides the fundamentals for later self-study of future software systems.

1. Overall Requirements

Students must complete at least a total of 30 graduate points.

1. Required track courses: COMS W4115 and COMS W4118
2. Breadth courses
   
3. Two 4000-level courses (6 points) selected from the list of section 3.
4. Two 6000-level courses (6 points) selected from the list of section 4.
   
5. Six points of general elective graduate courses; at least three of these points must be CS graduate courses.
   
6. Students using previous courses to fulfill core requirements may complete the 30 graduate pointss by expanding their electives, selected either from the track or from other graduate courses; at most three points overall may be from "non-CS/non-technical" graduate courses.

2. Breadth Requirements

Students are required to satisfy Breadth Requirements by taking 1 course from Group 1, 1 course from Group 2, 1 course from Group 3, and 1 more course from any of the three groups.

3. 4000-level Elective Track Courses

Studentss are required to complete at least two 4000-level courses (6 points) selected from the following list of track courses:

*Topics in Computer Science (4995) sections must be approved as qualifying "software systems" track courses by your Software Systems Track Advisor. Typically this would mean topics offered by a software systems faculty member or by an affiliated adjunct.

Check the registrar's website for definitive information as to which courses are offered a given semester.

4. 6000-level Elective Track Courses

Students are required to complete at least two 6000-level courses (6 points) selected from the following list of track courses: 

5. General Electives

Candidates are required to complete at least six additional graduate points at or above the 4000 level; at least three of these points must be CS, the other three points may be technical or non-technical electives approved by the track advisor. At most three credits overall of the 30 graduate points required for the MS degree may be "non-technical".

Important note: Not all COMS or SEAS courses qualify as "technical", a few are considered "non-technical" (most non-SEAS courses are considered "non-technical", but a few may be deemed "technical").  Please complete a non-tech approval form, and once it is signed, forward it to Janine Maslov or Remi Moss. 

** Known non-technical course **

COMS W4995 The Business of Software Delivery

6. Track Planning

Please visit the Directory of Classes to get the updated course listings.

7. Contact

Please direct all questions concerning the Software Systems Track to your designated advisor, which should be , or . However, track students seeking approvals for CPT or OPT should instead contact .

8. Graduation

Candidates preparing for graduation should submit a completed application for degree to the Registrar's Office and submit a track graduation form to CS Student Services (an example of a completed form is available here).

Last updated June 27, 2013.