“As a Product Manager on the Platform & Partner Integrations, I'm a technical product owner of Demisto’s Integrations Architecture, ensuring hundreds of integrations work together seamlessly. In this position, I work with companies across the security industry to ensure Demisto is able to leverage and execute use cases of the 3rd party products and services efficiently. Now I understand the real value of ownership, hard work and self-sustainability. ”
Prasen Shelar, MSSM '18
Product Management Intern at Demisto
“Working as a Global Product Manager Intern at Expedia has been everything I had hoped for. As a part of the eCommerce platform product and strategy team, I work on the technology that forms the core of Expedia’s business, powering all Expedia brands. I love working here because it is fast-paced, innovative and truly global. “
Riah Sathe, MSSM '18
Global Product Management Intern at Expedia
Course Plan
| R | Required course |
| E | Elective: A graduate-level course appropriate for the MSSM program |
| M | Mini-course: this course is taught in an 8-week format |
| O | Optional; Highly recommended for MSSM students |
| P |
Pass/No Pass units |
| RE |
Restricted Elective: Select from a limited set of courses |
Please note: All degree course plans are reviewed and updated annually during the spring semester. If you have any questions regarding updates, please email: iii@cmu.edu.
12-Month Program
The three-semester curriculum requires students to complete a minimum of 144 units of course work over three semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Semester 1: Fall
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
49-760 |
Foundations of Software Management |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-786 |
Software Engineering Management |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-752 |
Product Definition & Validation |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-794 |
Software Management Industry Workshop |
Mini 1 |
3 |
O P |
|
39-699 |
Career & Professional Development for Engineering |
Mini 2 |
3 |
O P |
|
Various |
TBD – selected at New Student Orientation |
Semester |
12 |
RE |
Semester 2: Spring
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
49-771 |
Process & Project Management |
Mini 3 |
12 |
R M |
|
49-762 |
Software Product Strategy |
Mini 3 |
12 |
R M |
|
49-763 |
The Business of Software |
Mini 4 |
12 |
R M |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 4 |
12 |
E M |
Semester 3: Summer
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 5 |
12 |
E M |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 6 |
12 |
E M |
|
Various |
Electives (some electives are full semester) |
Semester |
12-24 |
E |
16-Month Program
The three-semester curriculum requires students to complete a minimum of 144 units of course work over three semesters and a summer: Fall, Spring & Fall; plus a summer internship.
Semester 1: Fall
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
49-760 |
Foundations of Software Management |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-786 |
Software Engineering Management |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-752 |
Product Definition & Validation |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-794 |
Software Management Industry Workshop |
Mini 1 |
3 |
O P |
|
39-699 |
Career & Professional Development for Engineering |
Mini 2 |
3 |
O P |
|
Various |
TBD – selected at New Student Orientation |
Semester |
12 |
RE |
Semester 2: Spring
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
49-771 |
Process & Project Management |
Mini 3 |
12 |
R M |
|
49-762 |
Software Product Strategy |
Mini 3 |
12 |
R M |
|
49-763 |
The Business of Software |
Mini 4 |
12 |
R M |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 4 |
12 |
E M |
Semester 3: Summer
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
49-793 |
Practical Training in Software Management |
Semester |
3 |
R N |
Semester 4: Fall
|
Course # |
Course Title |
Semester |
Units |
Code |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 1 |
12 |
E M |
|
Various |
Elective |
Mini 2 |
12 |
E M |
|
Various |
Electives (some electives are full semester) |
Semester |
12 |
E |
|
|
One of the following |
|
|
|
|
49-791 |
Software Management Capstone Project |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-792
|
Software Management Practicum |
Semester |
12 |
R |
|
49-808 |
Integrated Innovation for Large Scale Problems |
Semester |
12 |
R |
Curriculum Requirements
- Only two-12 unit mini courses may be completed at one time due to the high time commitment required for each.
- Students must have a minimum QPA of 3.0 to graduate.
For additional details regarding degree requirements, review our full Graduate Student Handbook.