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Project- and Simulation-Based Curriculum. The software engineering and software management programs are designed to simulate how you would learn and work in an industry environment. The program features a heavy reliance on learn-by-doing projects, case analyses, and industrial practicums so that your coursework is immediately applicable to your responsibilities at work.
Teaching Methodology. Faculty members at Carnegie Mellon West use a wide variety of teaching methods to maximize your learning experience including plenary discussions, workshops, small group coaching, problem-driven seminars and reading groups, individual and group tutorials, and “just-in-time” instruction in the form of online materials, learning guides, and short tutorials.
Team Orientation. Teamwork is fundamental to the program because all real software projects are of a scope that requires teamwork, and sharing work enables you and your team to produce more authentic work products. Teams are formed according to the skills and learning objectives of each student, their academic and professional backgrounds, and their geographic locations.
Flexible Delivery. The Carnegie Mellon West graduate programs are completed part-time over six semesters (two years). Typically, 30% of our students live outside the Bay Area, and local students often participate remotely given their busy work and travel schedules. To support our students’ remote requirements, we provide a number of asynchronous and synchronous collaborative tools to support participation in meetings, conference calls, and class sessions.
Student Services for Working Professionals
Carnegie Mellon West recognizes the pressures that students experience in balancing the competing demands on their time. We are dedicated to streamlining the administrative processes by providing you with the highest level of student services. Direct and easy access to faculty and administrators is the hallmark of our student services philosophy.
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