The Department of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University offers graduate courses leading to a Master of Software Engineering (MSE) degree to off-campus students residing both in and out of the United States. International students interested in this program must contact the CIS department for admission before taking classes. All courses needed for the degree will be offered via the Internet.
The discipline of software engineering covers the application of engineering principles to the building of computer software. The field covers the theories, tools and methods for systematic representation, design, verification, development, production, validation, and maintenance of software products including programs, prototypes, documentation, user interfaces, training, and evaluation. Software engineering is applicable not only to computer systems software; the techniques of software engineering offer benefits for software developed for all disciplines.