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CEN 3031

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Introduction to Software Engineering

3 credits
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer
Computer and Information Science & Engineering

Agile development, requirements, design patterns, testing, and a semester-long team project - usually the first 'real' team codebase students ship.

Typical workload: ~8 hrs/week outside class

Why students take this
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Scheduled in 4 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 5 (junior year).

Computer Engineering
Computer Science, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Computer Science, CLAS
Digital Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Prerequisites
Chain shows catalog-listed prerequisite courses.
COP 3502CCOP 3503CCEN 3031

You need COP 3530 first.

Usually taken with
Courses UF model plans put in the same semester as CEN 3031.
MAS 3114 · 4 plans
MAS 4105 · 3 plans
CIS 4301 · 2 plans
ENC 2256 · 2 plans
ENC 3246 · 2 plans
What it unlocks
1 course list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).
CEN 4907C · Computer Engineering Design 1
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Career relevance

The team project is strong resume material for internship applications.

Critical for: Software Engineer (Big Tech)
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