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Bachelor of Science in
Software Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering prepares students to launch careers in industries ranging from aerospace software to video game development.

About the Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

At Embry‑Riddle, Software Engineering graduates are prepared to enter the workplace with teamwork experience, familiarity with software architecture and design, industrial-strength documentation knowledge and ability to perform quality assurance processes.

In the Software Engineering degree, students collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of engineers to determine a customer’s requirements for a system to design, implement, build and test the product. Students learn to document the entire process, which is essential in successfully completing the final capstone project.

Student Learning Outcomes

While studying to be a software developer, you will have the opportunity to:

Identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors.
Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts.
Function effectively on a team whose members provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives.
Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Software Engineering Career Opportunities

Careers and Employers

With a high placement rate of 93.8% within a year of graduation, Embry-Riddle Software Engineering degree graduates are set to enter the workforce in various positions, including software development, software engineering, security engineering and software development engineering.

Students earning a Software Engineering degree often accept employment offers from top companies such as American Express, Garmin, The Boeing Company, Microsoft and Amazon.

Software Engineering Salary Information

Receiving a degree in Software Engineering from Embry-Riddle provides alumni the opportunity for competitive salaries, averaging $85,800 annually as of 2022.

DETAILS

About Software Engineering at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus

Housed in the Electrical, Computer, Software and Systems Engineering Department, the Daytona Beach Campus features the Cybersecurity Engineering Lab, the Digital Systems Lab and the Real-Time Systems Lab, so students have broad opportunities for hands-on learning such as designing embedded systems for aviation/aerospace applications, and software architecture and design.

Daytona Beach students develop the knowledge, skills and ways of thinking required to design and implement systems for aerospace software. These technologies lie at the heart of everything from smartphones to the control systems of modern aircraft and spacecraft.

Software Engineering Information

Credits: 120
Online or In-Person: In-Person

Professional Accreditation

The Software Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Software Engineering Program Criteria.

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General Education Requirements

For a full description of Embry-Riddle General Education guidelines, please see the General Education section of this catalog. These minimum requirements are applicable to all degree programs.

Communication Theory & Skills (COM 122, COM 219, COM 221)		9
Lower-Level Humanities ^*		3
Lower-Level Social Sciences ^*		3
Lower or Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences ^*		3
Upper-Level Humanities or Social Sciences ^*		3
Computer Science (CS 223)		3
Mathematics (MA 241 & MA 242)		8
Physical and Life Sciences - (PS 150, PS 250 & PS 253)		7
Total Credits		39

Professional Preparation
EGR 101	Introduction to Engineering	2
UNIV 101	College Success	1
Mathematics
MA 412	Probability and Statistics	3
MA 300/400 level Elective ^*		3
Computer Engineering
CEC 220	Digital Circuit Design	3
CEC 222	Digital Circuit Design Laboratory	1
CEC 320	Microprocessor Systems	3
CEC 322	Microprocessor Systems Laboratory	1
CEC 450	Real-Time Embedded Systems	3
CEC 470	Computer Architecture	3
Computer Science
CS 222	Introduction to Discrete Structures	3
CS 225	Computer Science II	4
CS 225L	Computer Science II Laboratory	0
CS 315	Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms	3
CS 317	Files and Database Systems	3
CS 332	Organization of Programming Languages	3
CS 362	Computing Theory	3
CS 420	Operating Systems	3
CS 432	Information and Computer Security	3
Software Engineering
SE 300	Software Engineering Practices	3
SE 310	Analysis and Design of Software Systems	3
SE 320	Software Construction	3
SE 420	Software Quality Assurance	3
SE 450	Software Team Project I	3
SE 451	Software Team Project II	3
Required Electives
CEC/CS/EE/SE Upper-Level Elective		6
Specified Electives ^**		9
Total Credits		81

Total Degree Credits

120

*: Math Elective to be selected from an approved list of courses maintained by the Program Coordinator.
**: Approved by Program Coordinator

Suggested Plan of Study

Students should be aware that several courses in each academic year may have prerequisites and/or corequisites. Please check the course descriptions at the back of this catalog before registering for classes to ensure requisite sequencing.

See the Common Year One outline in the Engineering Fundamentals Program Introduction. CS 223 is a required course for this degree program.

Year One
		Credits
	See the Common Year One outline in the College of Engineering introduction. ^*	33
	Credits Subtotal	33.0
Year Two
CEC 220	Digital Circuit Design	3
CEC 222	Digital Circuit Design Laboratory	1
	Upper Level MA Elective ^**	3
COM 219	Speech	3
SE 300	Software Engineering Practices	3
	HU/SS Lower-Level	3
CEC 320	Microprocessor Systems	3
CEC 322	Microprocessor Systems Laboratory	1
COM 221	Technical Report Writing	3
MA 412	Probability and Statistics	3
PS 250	Physics for Engineers III	3
PS 253	Physics Laboratory for Engineers	1
	Credits Subtotal	30.0
Year Three
CEC 470	Computer Architecture	3
CS 332	Organization of Programming Languages	3
CS 315	Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms	3
SE 320	Software Construction	3
CS 420	Operating Systems	3
CS 362	Computing Theory	3
	Specified Elective	3
CS 317	Files and Database Systems	3
SE 310	Analysis and Design of Software Systems	3
	HU/SS Upper-Level	3
	Credits Subtotal	30.0
Year Four
	CEC/CS/EE/SE Upper-Level Elective	6
	Specified Electives ^***	6
SE 450	Software Team Project I (2 credits lecture, 1 credit lab)	3
CS 432	Information and Computer Security	3
CEC 450	Real-Time Embedded Systems	3
SE 451	Software Team Project II (1 credit lecture, 2 credits lab)	3
SE 420	Software Quality Assurance	3
	Credits Subtotal	27.0
	Credits Total:	120.0

*: Students in the Software Engineering program are encouraged to take CS 225 during the first year, postponing COM 219 until the second year.
**: Upper-Level Math Elective to be selected from an approved list of courses maintained by the program coordinator.
***: Courses to be selected, with the approval of the program coordinator, to support acquiring a minor, an identified concentration of domain knowledge (aerospace, aviation, business, communications, human factors, mathematics, etc.), or further depth in software engineering or related disciplines.

For course descriptions, education requirements, curriculum, and suggested plan of study, please see the Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering in the Daytona Beach Catalog.