Part-time Master of Science Programs
Our part-time graduate programs are designed specifically to meet the needs of busy working professionals. Each program is completed over six semesters (two years). Typically, 30% of our students live outside the Bay Area and participate remotely. Many local students often participate remotely as well given their busy work and travel schedules.
Unique Program Features
Flexible Delivery. To support our students’ remote requirements, we provide a number of asynchronous and synchronous collaborative tools to support participation in meetings, conference calls, and class sessions.
Distinctive Teaching Methodology. Carnegie Mellon faculty members use a wide variety of teaching methods to maximize students’ learning experiences, including discussion sessions, small group coaching, problem-driven seminars, individual and “just-in-time” instruction in the form of online materials, learning guides, and short tutorials.
Project-Based Curriculum. The program features a heavy reliance on learn-by-doing projects, case analyses, and industrial practicums so that coursework is immediately applicable to responsibilities at work.
Team Orientation. Teamwork is fundamental to the program because all real software projects are a collaborative effort, and sharing work enables students and their teams to produce more authentic work products.
Streamlined Student Services for Working Professionals. Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley recognizes the pressures that part-time students experience in balancing the competing demands on their time. We are dedicated to streamlining the administrative process by providing students with the highest level of student services.