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NEW - 5 Year BS & MSE Track
The BS/MSE program allows students
to receive both an undergraduate Bachelor of Science
degree in Computer Science and a Master Degree in Software
Engineering. The combined program can be completed in 5
years where the MSE is normally requires 2 years after
a bachelors degree is completed. Further information can
be found in BSMSE-DualDegree.
National Science Foundation Graduate
S-STEM Award
The UW - La Crosse Computer
Science Department has been awarded a National Science
Foundation grant ($526,000 over
5 years) in the S-STEM program. The UW - La Crosse
award will fund scholarships for students studying
full-time in the Master of Software Engineering (MSE) program.
Further details, including
the
application
process, can be found at http://www.cs.uwlax.edu/S-STEM.
National Science Foundation Undergraduate
S-STEM Award
The UW - La Crosse Computer Science Department
and the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Program at Western Technical College has been awarded a
National
Science foundation grant ($597,000 over 5 years) in the
S-STEM program. The grant will fund scholarships for students
studying
full-time in the UW-La Crosse computer science program
and the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
Program at Western.
Further details, including the application process, can
be found at http://www.cs.uwlax.edu/UGSSTEM.html.
Employment Outlook
The U.S. Department of Labor reports
in its Occupational Outlook
Handbook 2008-09 Edition, which covers the
2006-2016 decade, that Computer Software
Engineers will remain in high demand. The most
recent report says
"Job prospects should be excellent, as
computer software engineers are expected to be among the
fastest-growing occupations through the year 2016."
"Employment of computer software engineers
is projected to increase by 38 percent over the 2006-2016
period, which is much faster than the average for all occupations."
"According to Robert Half technology,
starting salaries for software engineers in software development
ranged from $66,500 to $99.750 in 2007."
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