Two new scholarship cohorts through Florida's Great Northwest for Florida residents who wish to earn a Master of Science degree in Computer Science - Software Engineering specialization will start Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. Students in these cohorts will be loaned laptop computers with all necessary software preloaded. Students will be responsible for the purchase of their textbooks, and costs associated with two orientations conducted in Pensacola.

Starting Fall 2009 (August 24)

A five-semester cohort of 20 part-time students will receive 80% of their tuition through scholarship funding for the first four of five semesters while earning their Master's degree. These students will be expected to take two online courses per semester and will graduate May 2011.

Scholarship Applications are being accepted now from new students admitted to the University of West Florida.

Since students must already be admitted to UWF to be selected for this scholarship, the departmental deadline for admission to the Software Engineering program at UWF is extended to July 19, 2009. Apply now using the UWF online graduate admissions application. Choose the Fall 2009 semester for admission and choose "Master's Program - Computer Science/Software Engineering" from the Major menu. These applicants must submit all UWF and Software Engineering program admission requirements (i.e., online application, application fee, transcripts, letter of intent, letters of reference) prior to July 19, 2009*, with the exception of the GRE/MAT/GMAT exam (applicants selected and admitted without admission exam scores will be required to take and submit exam scores prior to November 30, 2009). See the graduate Software Engineering webpage for more detail and links regarding admissions.

* Applicants not fully through the admission process by July 19, for whom we have received sufficient materials to evaluate fairly--will be considered for the Fall scholarship as long as we have received the scholarship application.

This program will consist of core software engineering courses and 3 electives from either the Database Systems (DB) elective track or the Software Engineering (SE) elective track. The courses will be offered as follows:

Two day Preprogram Orientation - Pensacola, August 20-21

Fall 2009

• CEN5990 Software Engineering Foundations: Java Programming
• COP5725 Database Systems

Spring 2010

• CEN5991 Software Engineering Foundations: Operating Systems and Networks
• CEN6016 Software Engineering Process

One day Project/Internship Orientation - Pensacola, April 22, 2010.

Summer 2010

• CEN6095  Software Engineering Practice and Tools
• COP6775 Advanced Database Systems (DB elective track students only)
• COT5930 Computer Science and Software Engineering Seminar (SE elective track students only)

Fall 2011

• COP5775 Database Administration (DB elective track students only)
• CEN6064 Software Design (SE elective track students only)
• COT6931 Computer Science Project

Spring 2011

• CAP5771 Data Mining (DB elective track students only)
• CEN6070 Software Testing and Verification (SE elective track students only)
• COT6931 Computer Science Project

Commencement Ceremony in Pensacola, May 7, 2011

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Starting Spring 2010 (January 7)

A one year Executive Program for a cohort of 20 full-time students, so not permitted to be employed more than 20 hours per week, will receive 75% of their tuition through scholarship funding for four 8-week semesters and one 11-week semester while taking two online courses per semester and will graduate December 2010.

Scholarship Applications are being accepted now from new students admitted to the University of West Florida.The deadline for receipt of scholarship applications for the executive SE cohort starting Spring 2010 is November 22, 2009.

Students must already be admitted to UWF by November 15 to be selected for this scholarship. Interested applicants not already admitted to the university may Apply now using the UWF online graduate admissions application. Choose Spring 2010 for admission and choose "Master's Program - Computer Science/Software Engineering - Executive Program" from the Major menu. Applicants must submit all UWF and Software Engineering program admission requirements (i.e., application fee, transcripts, letter of intent, letters of reference, and GRE/MAT/GMAT scores prior to November 15, 2009. See the graduate Software Engineering webpage for more information about the submission of admission materials and links regarding admissions.

Two day Preprogram Orientation in Pensacola, January 7-8, 2010

Term 1: January 11, 2010 - March 5, 2010

• CEN5990 Software Engineering Foundations: Java Programming
• COP5725 Database Systems

Term 2: March 15, 2010 - May 7,2010

• CEN5991 Software Engineering Foundations: Operating Systems and Networks
• CEN6016  Software Engineering Process

One day Project/Internship Orientation in Pensacola, April 22, 2010.

Term 3: May 17, 2010 - July 9, 2010

• CEN6095  Software Engineering Practice and Tools
• COP6727 Advanced Database Systems (DB elective track students)
or
• COT5939 Seminar in Computer Science and Software Engineering (SE elective track students)
or
• Elective for Medical Informatics Students ***

Term 4: July 19, 2010 - September 10, 2010

• COP5775 Database Administration (DB elective track students)
• COP5771 Data Mining (DB elective track students)
or
• CEN6070 Software Testing and Verification (SE elective track students)
• CEN6064 Software Design (SE elective track students)
or
• Elective for Medical Informatics Students ***
• Elective for Medical Informatics Students ***

Term 5: Project/Internship: September 20, 2010 - December 3, 2010

• COT6931 Computer Science Project
• COT6931 Computer Science Project

Commencement Ceremony in Pensacola, December 11, 2010

Students completing the Database Systems elective track will receive a Database Systems Certificate in addition to their Master of Science degree

Students completing the Medical Informatics elective track will receive a Medical Informatics Certificate in addition to their Master of Science degree

The Medical Informatics elective track will consist of:

• HSA5197   Introduction to Medical Informatics
• HSA5198   Electronic Clinical Record Systems
• PHC6991   GIS Applications in Public Health

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Fax Applications to:

(850) 857-6056
Department of Computer Science
University of West Florida

For confirmation of receipt of FAX and additional information: (850) 474-2789