Experiential Major Maps (Text-only)

College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

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1st Year

Fall Semester

UNIV 1131 OR ENGR 1101

CSE1310

MATH 1426

ENGL 1301

HISTORY ELECTIVE

LANG/PHIL/CULT

Spring Semester

CSE 1106

CSE 1320

CSE 2315

MATH 2425

PHYS 1443

Summer (Optional)

HOURS 32

2nd year

Fall Semester

CSE 1325

CSE 2312

CSE 3318

PHYS 1444

HISTORY ELECTIVE

Spring Semester

CSE 3380

CSE 3310

CSE 3320

IE 3301

COMS 2302

Summer (Optional)

HOURS 31

3rd year

Fall Semester

CSE 3302

CSE 3330

CSE 3315

CSE 3311

POLS 2311

Spring Semester

CSE 4321

CSE 4380

TECHNICAL ELECTIVE

MATH ELECTIVE

POLS 2312

Summer (Optional)

HOURS 30

4th year

Fall Semester

CSE 3314

CSE 4316

CSE 4361

TECHNICAL ELECTIVE

SCIENCE ELECTIVE

Spring Semester

CSE 4317

CSE 4322

TECHNICAL ELECTIVE

CREATIVE ART

ECON 2305/IE 2308

HOURS 31

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 124

DESIGN YOUR JOURNEY

College of Engineering - Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

EDUCATE

Familiarize yourself with your degree plan.

Meet with your advisor once a semester to ensure you're on track for graduation.

If you are a freshman student, transition from freshman advising to department advising*.

Complete UNIV 1131 or ENGR 1101 to learn about all of the resources available to you & to prepare you to succeed in your major.

ENAGAGE 

Participate in the Dean's Challenge.

Join a CSE organization so you can get to know your peers, begin to make industry connections, pursue your interests, and have fun!

Join a UTA club or organization so you can get involved on campus and meet new people.

Visit International Student Center to learn about study abroad opportunities, clubs, on campus events, and spring break community impact.

Apply to join the Honors College.

EXCEL 

Attend the College-to-Career orientation session with Career Services and fill out the career fields of interest forms.

Speak with Career Services about on-campus and summer job opportunities.

Create a resume so you can work on building it up before you get to graduation.

Create an account on Handshake.

Trailblazing the Path 

EDUCATE 

Complete your pre-professional courses and get admitted to the professional program.

Attend a CSE tech elective fair to lean more about your tech elective option

Use your flowchart to plan what classes you want to take in the future. Use the catalog to find course descriptions.

Consider adding a minor.

ENGAGE 

Participate in HackUTA or similar hackathon in the DFW area

Contact the Center for Service Learning for volunteer opportunities.

Look into becoming an SI leader or tutor, or working at the IDEAS Center

Participate in the Big Event.

Interested in getting your PhD? Look into the McNair Scholars program.

EXCEL

Carole Coleman is the internship and co-op coordinator for the College of Engineering. Contact her for information on these once you've met the requirements.

Attend a College of Engineering Speed Mentoring event.

Attend the College of Engineering Career Fair to network and learn more about companies. It's a great way to find employment and internship opportunities every semester.

Join MavMentors.

Destination Graduation

EDUCATE 

Ask Dr. Barasch about our fast track master's and PhD programs

See an advisor during your Senior Design classes to set your graduation semester.

Apply to graduate through MyMav.

If you're an international student and need a full-time waiver or OPT form signed, you must see an advisor to have it approved.

ENGAGE

Present at Innovation Day.

Ask a professor about getting involved with the work going on in their labs.

Attend speaker and special events

Attend a conference for the field that you want to work in.

Take on a leadership position in a student organization.

EXCEL

Finalize your resume so you are ready to hand it out at the job fairs.

Setup a mock interview with the Lockheed Martin Career Development Center.

Attend the All-Majors Job Fair.

Complete The Job Search course on Canvas.

Talk to faculty member about the field that you want to go into and what you can do to be a competitive candidate.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Internships/Co-Ops

College of Engineering Career Fair

College of Engineering Speed Mentoring

All Majors Job Fair

MavMentors

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

Global Grounds

Global Mavericks Program

Study Abroad

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

UTA Organizations

College of Engineering Organizations

Leadership Minor

Student Governance

Fraternity & Sorority Life

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Dean's Challenge

The Big Event

UTA Volunteers

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Innovation Day

McNair Scholars

Get Involved With Our Research Labs 

FIND YOUR CAREER

What career options do I have with this major?

Software developer

Software tester

Software engineer

Software designer

Software architect

Software O&A engineer

Software development manager

Software project manager

Workforce Skills

Critical Thinking: Analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems by using sound reasoning before forming a strategy, decision, or opinion.

Professionalism: Display effective work habits, high integrity, and ethical behavior. Possess the ability to demonstrate skills confidently and apply talents to achieve professional success.

Teamwork/Collaboration: Work within a team and foster collaborative relationships with peers and supervisors. Use interpersonal skills to demonstrate respect and dignity for others while working toward a common goal.

Career Readiness

Ability to create large software systems that address actual user and customer needs

Ability to explain and critique such software systems

Take Action

Explore workforce skill development through on and off-campus activities. Engage with the UTA Lockheed Martin Career Development Center at uta.edu/careers.

Meet with a career consultant.

Network with employers.

Discover internships and co-ops.

Apply for on-campus employment.

Join Handshake, our career services platform.

Participate in career development programs.

In addition, students must complete a two-semester Senior Design project offered by the CSE department, where software engineering students often team up with students of the other two majors (i.e., computer science and computer engineering).

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