Service Oriented Computing Masters

Program Director

Dominic Duggan

As IT becomes more and more ubiquitous, in e-commerce and e-government, there is an exploding demand for the wide range of expertise in IT and software development that is needed to meet the demands of the modern information economy.  In particular there is a need for domain-specific experts who are conversant both in information technology and software skills, and also have a facility for the appropriate applications of these technologies in a particular field.

Technologies such as Web services are facilitating a view of software as “services,” much more fine-grain than the normal view of software libraries, that may be used for heavyweight inter-enterprise application integration, but may also be used for very flexible lightweight rapid development of new applications.  We are seeing the emergence of frameworks that domain experts in that sector can use, not just to compose together services but also to synthesize new applications.  This synthesis may be done using scripting languages or domain-specific programming languages and protocols.  This is related to an emerging phenomenon of “situational programming,” where lightweight applications must be developed rapidly and relatively easily.  This goes somewhat beyond simple “mash-ups” on the Web, but such applications often do not require the depth of skill and management that large software projects entail.

Students enrolled in the Service Oriented Computing Masters program must complete ten courses (30 credits); they must select seven courses from the list below, in addition to three electives of their choice.

A Master's program from Stevens' School of Systems and Enterprises and Howe School of Technology Management available online. Co-sponsored by AACEI, ACM, AIChE, ASCE, IEEE, NECA, NSPE, and SNAME.

If you're a professional with a bachelor's degree, you can earn a graduate certificate or a masters degree in an outstanding online Service Oriented Computing program delivered by the same superior faculty who teach in conventional settings. You receive the finest professional education using rich Internet features -- threaded discussions, chat, bulletin boards, e-mail, file sharing, whiteboards, and workgroups for in-depth participation. You also have online library privileges, with instant search and retrieval of important databases.

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