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ProTrackFlorida Tech's ProTrack Co-op program incorporates professional work experience and online course work into its College of Engineering degree programs, allowing participants to graduate in four years with the equivalent of a year of career experience. Plus, this traditional combined degree/co-op programs only take five years!

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Graduate in 5Accelerated master's programs give highly motivated students the chance to take graduate course work while still an undergraduate, thus allowing them to finish a master's degree in less time than they could a traditional program!

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What is a Software Engineering degree?

It's hard to imagine what life was like before computers, e-mail, the Internet and instant messaging. But what goes into developing the technology we so heavily rely upon in our everyday lives? At Florida Tech software engineering degree students learn, not just about a device, but about the visions, the complex challenges and the innovative ideas that are crucial to progress in a computer-dominated world. Projected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the next decade, software engineering is the application of computer science, engineering and mathematical principles to the development of software systems. The software engineering degree program is administered by the College of Engineering and students are involved in the design, development, testing, implementation, reliability and maintenance of many types of software, including operating systems and network distribution. Starting from a thorough preparation in mathematics, computer science and computer organization, software engineering degree students learn how to implement and manage the development of software products. As a large thrust of the software engineering degree program, undergraduates participate in exciting research with faculty and industry partners. Current research topics include software architecture and design, reliability, process improvement and testing methodologies; computer-aided software engineering; information assurance; and computer security.

Advantages

Why Florida Tech: Hands-on from day one Freshman courses for a software engineering degree include building and testing computers Capstone student design experience Countless co-op, internship and job opportunities Located amidst the nation's fifth largest high-tech work force Software evolution lab The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex's three levels are linked by the latest electronic and communications technology which promotes cross-function learning Florida Tech's alliance with Microsoft allows students to receive Microsoft products for free ProTrack Co-op program, which incorporates 3 professional work experiences into your four-year degree curriculum

The Numbers: Average class size: 20,Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Facilities: The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex's three levels are linked by the latest electronic and communications technology which promotes cross-functional learning. A 142-seat multimedia auditorium and 26 specialized research and teaching laboratories support multiple departments within the College of Engineering. Research labs in the complex include antenna systems electronics and digital design, lightwave systems, computer design, artificial intelligence and software reliability. Other labs and research facilities include:

  • Beowulf Project
  • Center for Computation and Intelligence
  • Computer Vision Group
  • Lab for Learning Research
  • Temporal Multidimensional Reasoning
  • Center for Information Assurance
  • Center for Software Testing Education and Research
  • Software Evolution Lab
  • SQL server
  • ava3D, OpenGL, X/Motif, Tcl/Tk, Gimp, Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems

Learning

Clubs and Organizations: Association for Computing Machinery,Association for Women in Computing,Computer Gaming Society,Computing Research Association,Digital Domain,IEEE/Computer Society,Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science honor society

Internships and Cooperative Learning: Computer-related research projects, co-op and internships are funded by major corporations such as BMW, DARPA, Harris, IBM, Microsoft, NASA, NSF, Rockwell Collins, United Space Alliance, and Texas Instruments

Future Outcomes

Outcomes - Career and Salary: Here's just a few of the more than 100 corporations who have hired our software engineering degree students for internships, co-ops, and employment:

  • AirTran
  • American Airlines
  • America West
  • Avionyx
  • The Boeing Co.
  • Continental Express
  • Defense Information Systems Agency
  • Delta Airlines
  • DRS Technologies
  • EA Games
  • Ensco
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • GE
  • Harris Corp
  • HNTB
  • IBM
  • J.D. Edwards
  • Intersil Corporation
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • NASA
  • NTSB
  • New Piper Aircraft
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Northwest Airlines
  • Peace Corps
  • Progressive Insurance
  • Raytheon Systems
  • Rockwell Collins
  • Sabre-Holdings (Travelocity)
  • Siemens
  • Southwest Airlines
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Texas Instruments
  • United Space Alliance
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Army ROTC
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Navy