Software Engineering TEMPUS (3+1+1)

1. General information 
The MSc curriculum in software engineering is committed to excellence in European-wide software education and training of engineers to deliver high quality and trustworthy software systems that meet the local industrial needs.
 
General competencies
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis
  • Capacity for applying knowledge in practice
  • Capacity for generating new ideas (creativity)
  • Capacity to learn
  • Decision-making
  • Knowledge of a second language
  • Research skills 
Specific learning outcomes
  • Show mastery and critical thinking of the software engineering (SE) knowledge and skills and professional issues necessary to begin practice/research as a software engineer.
  • Work as individual or as part of a team to develop and deliver high quality software artefacts, being able to analyze its level of quality.
  • Identify, analyse, and reconcile conflicting project objectives, finding acceptable compromises within limitations of cost, time, knowledge, existing systems and organizations.
  • Analyze, design and document appropriate solutions in more than one application domains using SE approaches that integrate ethical, social, legal and economic concerns.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and critically analyze and apply current theories, models and techniques that provide a basis for problem identification and analysis, software design, development, implementation, verification and documentation.
  • Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding for the importance of negotiation, effective work habits, leadership and good communication with stakeholders in a typical, industry-strength software environment.
  • Learn new theories, models, techniques and technologies as they emerge and appreciate the necessity of such continuing professional development. 
  • Offered by: Sts. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – FCSE in collaboration with the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Study programme: Joint MSc curricula in Software Engineering / Tempus JEP 18035
  • Scientific-research field: Computer Science
  • Category: Computing
  • Sub-category: Software and its Engineering, Theory of Computation, Information Systems
  • The master studies cycle consists of 60 ECTS.
  • Study duration: 2 semesters
  • One academic year is divided into two semesters with 30 weeks each (1 semester = 15 weeks)
  • The first semester is comprised of courses only, while the second semester there is devoted to the final project, i.e. master thesis.
  • Enrollment requisites: fully completed undergraduate study cycle with a minimum of 240 ECTS with a degree in the fields of computer science and/or computer engineering.
  • First semester: 5 elective courses divided into two groups: general SE competence and specific SE competence. Student can select at most two from the general SE courses, and at leas from the specific SE courses
  • Second semester: Final master thesis project that equals 30 ECTS.
  • 1 ECTS = 30 hours of work load.
  • Contact hours per week is 4. 
Degree: Master of computer science in the area of software engineering.
 
2. Introductory courses
 
Introductory courses: only for students that have obtained less than 240 ECTS. A number of differential introductory courses are offered in order to level up the required competences. Upon successful completion of the introductory courses, the student has the right to continue with the formal master study programme courses in the second year of studies.
 
 
 
Table 1: Introductory semester 1 - mandatory and elective courses from which 5 courses can be elected
 

Course

Semester

ECTS

Prerequisite

 1

 Probability and statistics

VII

6 Calculus 2
 2  Internet technologies VII 6 Databases
 3  Microprocessors and microcontrollers VII Calculus 2
 4  Formal languages and automata VII  6 Discreet structures 2 
 5

Analyses of software requirements

VII

6

Software engineering 

 6

 Human computer interaction

VII

6

Software engineering

 7  Software construction VII 6 Software engineering
 8  Management in ICT VII 6 Software engineering
 9  Professional ethics VII 6 Software engineering
 
 
Table 2: Introductory semester 2 - mandatory and elective courses from which 5 courses can be elected
 

Course

Semester

ECTS

Prerequisite

 1

 Information systems

VIII

6 Databases
 2  Calculus 3 VIII 6 Discreet structures 2
 3

 Algorithms

VIII

6

Object oriented and visual programming

 4

 Software architecture and design

VIII

6

Analyses of software requirements

 5  Software quality and testing VIII 6 Software construction 
 6  Compilers VIII 6 Microprocessors and microcontrollers
 7  Software projects management VIII 6 Software engineering
 
2.1 Studies
 
Courses for the Master studies for the study programme Software engineering TEMPUS can be found at this link.