UCM offers the first and only undergraduate Software Engineering (SE) program in the state of Missouri. Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. The software engineering program prepares students with a mastery of software development theory, practice and process. By completing the program, they go on to a career as a software engineer, project manager, designer, consultant or architect who creates software. With the demand for qualified technical personnel far exceeding the available supply, the opportunities awaiting software engineering graduates are nearly limitless.

In this major, students will study the disciplined engineering practices necessary to specify, build, analyze, test, and maintain complex software systems. The curriculum has a balanced coverage of both computer science and engineering topics with emphasis on software requirement engineering, software design and architecture, software testing and quality assurance, software project management, and secure software engineering. Software engineering students gain knowledge and skill in all aspects of the software development life cycle. They learn to work within and to continuously improve a defined software development process, with the aim of producing high-quality software predictably and efficiently. The undergraduate software engineering major will prepare students for professional practice and post-graduate education.