Overview

Features

Students at Southern Methodist University receiving a D.Engr. with a major in Software Engineering are expected to achieve and demonstrate a solid foundation and depth in software engineering practice, a breadth across the engineering discipline, and a significant and industrially relevant engineering innovative experience through the D.Engr. praxis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Software Project Planning and Management

Software Requirements

Software Architecture and Design

Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-10 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-10 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00
Starting 2027-06-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dallas, United States

Disciplines

Software Engineering View 19 other PhDs in Software Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, engineering management or a related discipline.

Submission of official test scores from the GRE graduate school admission test score and submission of TOEFL English language proficiency exam scores if English is not the applicant’s native language.

Approval of the director of the software engineering program.

Tuition Fees

Living costs

Dallas

United States

1140 - 1925 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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