CS Advice

There are no specialization tracks at UNC CS. You can take your custom electives.

I do think it's good to take a variety of electives for exposure, but you can also specialize in Software Engineering by taking Software Engineering related courses.

If you truly want to work in Software Engineering or have a career in Software Engineering, you should not wait to take the below courses. Collect the content/syllabus and start learning now! Then start gaining experience (Internships, Projects, freelancing, volunteering, etc).

Pre-requisites to be confident

• COMP110
• COMP301

For Technical interview Prep

• COMP283/MATH381/STOR315
• COMP210
• COMP550

Courses related to Software Engineering at UNC

• Essential Tools for Computer Science
• COMP421 (Files and Databases)
• COMP426 (Modern Web Programming)
• COMP433 (Mobile Computing Systems)
• COMP423/590 (Foundations of Software Engineering)
• 2024 Fall
• 2024 Spring
• 2023 Fall
• 2023 Spring
For this course, if you want a different flavor, you can also follow Hayden Smith's Software Engineering Fundamentals Courses.
• COMP523 (Software Engineering Laboratory)

There are students/alumni who are working in the industry and they say that COMP431 (Internet Services and Protocols) and COMP533 (Distributed Systems) are important courses.

Check the Study Strategy.

*There may be COMP590 courses related to Software Engineering (see the courses offered in the semester). You can take as many COMP 590 courses as you want.