Gain the Skills to Keep Projects on Track
Project management is about the process of setting, planning, organizing and overseeing a company’s goals, and achieving them on schedule and on budget. Your Master of Science in Software Engineering with Project Management Specialization from UHCL will give you a strong foundation in software engineering with the additional skill employers are seeking: the expertise to effectively determine a project’s scope, create schedules and budgets, and handle all the elements needed to deliver an excellent final result.
Fuse Your Technical Expertise with Corporate Leadership
You’ll be best prepared for this program with an undergraduate degree in Computer
Science. Your studies will address the foundations, methodologies and tools used in
the management, planning, design and engineering of software systems. By providing
a careful balance between theory and practice, this degree plan prepares you for key
software positions in industry, government and institutions where software engineering
has become a focal activity. To complete your degree, you’ll master several core areas
of software engineering to be mastered, and you may choose the extended course work
option or thesis option.
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Admission Requirements
Explore what the future holds for you by attending University of Houston-Clear Lake's
College of Science and Engineering. Find out now what it takes to be admitted.
- Software Engineering M.S.
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Admission Deadline
Standard Graduate Admission Deadline
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ApplicationA standard university application is required.
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Requirements
- 3.0 GPA
- GRE Total Score of 290 (140 Verbal + 150 Quantitative)
- Additional Requirements – Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or closely related field
Degree Requirements
UHCL’s College of Science and Engineering has created a solid foundation of study
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need to take for your University of Houston-Clear Lake degree.
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Deadlines for Applying
- Graduate Deadlines
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Spring 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - January 5
Former UHCL Students - January 5 -
Summer 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - May 1
Former UHCL Students - May 25 -
Fall 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - August 1
Former UHCL Students - August 18
Please note, some graduate programs have special requirements and different deadlines from those above. For more information visit How to Apply.
Former UHCL Students and non-degree seeking students applying after the deadlines above may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the appropriate graduate enrollment counselor for more information.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer*
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Software Engineering M.S. with a Specialization in Project Management Faculty

James B. Dabney
Program Chair and Professor of Systems Engineering,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3852
Email: dabney@uhcl.edu
Office: D108

Soma Datta
Program Chair of Pre-engineering and Assistant Professor of Software Engineering,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3838
Email: datta@uhcl.edu
Office: Delta 106

James Carlton Helm
Associate Professor of Software Engineering,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3875
Email: helm@uhcl.edu
Office: D101

Sharon Andrews White
Program Chair and Associate Professor of Software Engineering,
Science and Engineering
Contact number: 281-283-3867
Email: whites@uhcl.edu
Office: D105