Where Can Software Engineering Take Me?

The software engineer is a key player in most modern high-tech innovations and crucial business systems. He or she has to be concerned with user requirements, cost constraints, timely delivery of a product, feasibility of the customer's concept, quality of the software product, reliability, safety, and long-term maintenance. This takes a strong base of technical skills coupled with an ability to communicate and manage projects well.

Because software plays a vital role in so many aspects of our lives, career opportunities are enormous and software engineers work in virtually every sector of the economy. Software engineers are responsible for specifying, designing, implementing, integrating, testing and supporting software systems in a team environment.

A summer or a semester of professional employment is the best way to get an overview of what a career as a software engineer will be like, plus you get paid a professional salary while you learn. Thanks to Clarkson's Cooperative Education Program and the efforts of the Career Center, you can have co-op experience, earn money, and graduate in four years.