Program: Software Engineering, B.S. - Montana Tech - Montana’s Premier STEM University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Mar 31, 2025

2024-2025 Catalog

Freshman

Fall Semester

EGEN 194 - First-Year Engineering Seminar 1 credit
CSCI 135 - Fundamentals Of Computer Science I 3 credits
M 171 - Calculus I 3 credits
Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits
CSCI 102 - Computational Thinking with Lab 3 credits
WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits
-OR-
WRIT 121 - Introduction To Technical Writing 3 credits

Total: 16

Spring Semester

M 172 - Calculus II 3 credits
Humanities & Fine Arts Elective 3 credits
CSCI 210 - Web Programming 3 credits
CSCI 136 - Fundamentals Of Computer Science II 3 credits
Social Science Elective 3 credits

Total: 15

Sophomore

Fall Semester

CSCI 232 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 credits
Science Core plus Lab 4 credits
CSCI 443 - User Interface Design 3 credits
CSCI 246 - Discrete Structures 3 credits

Total: 13

Spring Semester

CSCI 332 - Design & Analysis of Algorithms 3 credits
M 333 - Matrices & Linear Algebra 3 credits
Science Core plus Lab 4 credits
EELE 201 - Circuits I for Engineering 3 credits
EELE 202 - Circuits I for Engineering Lab 1 credit
COMX 230 - Presenting Technical Information 3 credits
-OR-
COMX 111 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 credits

Total: 17

Junior

Fall Semester

EELE 261 - Intro to Logic Circuits 4 credits
ESOF 322 - Software Engineering 3 credits
STAT 332 - Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 credits
CSCI 347 - Data Mining 3 credits
WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits
-OR-
WRIT 322W - Advanced Business Writing 3 credits
-OR-
WRIT 325W - Writing in the Sciences 3 credits

Total: 16

Spring Semester

ESOF 376 - Engineering Secure Software 3 credits
CSCI 361 - Computer Architecture 3 credits
CSCI 440 - Database Systems 3 credits
Math/Science Elective 3 credits
ESOF 328 - Requirements & Specifications 3 credits

Total: 15

Senior

Fall Semester

ESOF 486 - Senior Design Project I 3 credits
CS/SE/DS/ITS Elective 3 credits
ESOF 427 - Software Design & Architecture 3 credits
CSCI 466 - Networks 3 credits
CSCI 494 - Senior Seminar 3 credits each, 3 credits required
-OR-
CSCI 498 - Internship 3 credits 3 credits required

Total: 15

Spring Semester

ESOF 487 - Senior Design Project II 3 credits
CSCI 460 - Operating Systems 3 credits
CSCI 470 - Web Science 3 credits
CSCI 447 - Machine Learning 3 credits
ESOF 411 - Software Verification and Validation 3 credits

Total: 15

Minimum credits for a B.S. degree in Software Engineering: 122

CS/SE/DS/ITS Elective - Any CSCI, ESOF, M, STAT, or ITS course that are not already required.

Math/Science elective - Any courses in the Math or Science General Education Core that are not already required.