Update August 6, 2009: A new letter was sent out May 28th that stated students who have taken SOEN 229 are exempted from SOEN 287. This post was updated accordingly.
This is a copy of the e-mail that was sent to all undergraduate CSE students on July 9th, 2009.
As you may well know, there have been changes to the Software Engineering curriculum. You should have received a letter informing you of these changes. It can be found here (click on May 2009 letter). There’s a quick recap of the changes at the end of this message.
There are new required courses however, they do not apply to everyone. The letter states that certain changes will not affect students graduating in June 2010, it also applies to students who takes courses in the summer so that they can graduate in November 2010.
In other words, if your last semester is in Winter 2010 or Summer 2010, then you may follow your original course plan and not have to worry about extra graduation requirements.
If you have any other questions concerning the changes, you may contact Marcelle Trotman, the academic advisor. Her extension is 3057 and her e-mail is marcelle@encs.concordia.ca.
Quick recap of changes*
- COMP 238 is now called COMP 232
- SOEN 390 is now 3.50 credits (instead of 3.00)
The following courses are no longer part of the core courses (the credits count if you have already taken them and graduate by June 2014):
- COMP 353 – Databases (now a technical elective)
- COMP 445 – Data Communication and Computer Networks (now a technical elective)
- SOEN 321 – Information Systems Security (now a technical elective)
The following courses are now part of the SOEN core:
- COMP 348 – Principles of Programming Languages
- SOEN 287 – Intro to Web Applications
- If you have taken SOEN 343, you cannot take this class for credit. Replace it with a technical elective worth 3 credits.
- If you have taken SOEN 343 and SOEN 344, you cannot take SOEN 287 and SOEN 387 for credit. If these classes are prerequisites for other classes then a waiver can be granted.
- If you have taken SOEN 229 you are exempted from this course.
- SOEN 345 – Software Testing, Verification, and Quality Control
The following courses are no longer part of the program (the credits count if you have already taken them and graduate by June 2014):
- COMP 229 – System Software
- COMP 239 – Mathematics for Computer Science I
- SOEN 337 – Measurement in Software Development
*In case of discrepancy, you should follow what was stated in the letter sent out.
If you have questions please let me know.
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