ConGESE Master's ProgramThe Consortium for Graduate Education in Software Engineering (ConGESE) provides education specially structured for software professionals in Ontario industries, leading to a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis in Software Engineering. This unique program is offered jointly by seven Ontario universities, with strong industrial support.
Each of the universities offers courses in this program. The courses are commonly offered in locations convenient to cooperating industrial sponsors and are designed for the working professional, who might otherwise find it difficult to attend regular, on-campus graduate programs.
This program provides a blend of academic rigour and industrial relevance. Each course is taught by a faculty member with strong credentials in research, real-world experience and teaching in the subject area. For more detailed information about the program, refer to the World Wide Web homepage at http://www.congese.on.ca
The application procedures and admission criteria for the ConGESE Master's program are the same as for other applicants to the Master's program. The ConGESE program, however, is a part-time program in which the students are typically sponsored by their company. Applicants must indicate on the application form that they are interested in the ConGESE program.
ConGESE MASc Requirements
For ConGESE students the degree requirements and procedures are the same as for other MASc students , except that the number of courses taken each term is normally one. The candidate, with the approval of the supervisor, may elect to submit a research/design paper of a professional calibre on a design or theoretical application problem. The complete program submitted for the MASc degree must consist of at least five courses (0.5 unit weight per course) of graduate credit plus a thesis, and a seminar, or eight courses (0.5 unit weight per course) of graduate credit plus a research/design paper. The thesis counts as four (0.5 unit weight) courses; and the research/design paper as one (0.5 unit weight) course.
In addition to satisfying all other requirements for the MASc degree, a student pursuing a specialization in software engineering must take courses to satisfy the ConGESE requirements which place emphasis on core software engineering material, project management material, software technology material, application engineering material, and related electives. Detailed ConGESE course requirement information is available at http://www.congese.on.ca/require.html