Cloud engineers are responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud-based systems. They work with a variety of stakeholders, including business users, IT professionals, and cloud providers, to ensure that cloud-based systems meet the needs of the organization.
The demand for cloud engineers is growing rapidly, as more and more organizations move their IT infrastructure to the cloud.
Courses explore cost efficiency, resource utilization, industry ecosystem, role of cloud in the enterprise, and driving business value using cloud technology, as well as the three cloud models: Software-as-a- Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
Requirements specific to the cloud engineering program include:
For a complete list of admission requirements, visit the Application Process page. Completed applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Students purusing this option must complete six core courses and four technical electives from those listed above. There is no research or thesis required for this degree.
Students pursuing a graduate certificate must complete the following courses:
And two of the courses listed below:
All students are expected to complete a preliminary course plan for their intended degree program (10-course for MEng or 4-course for GCEN) with the Senior Academic Advisor by the end of their first semester of study. The Degree Planning Sheet lists the core and technical elective requirements for each program, and all courses that are pre-approved for that program. Alternative technical electives must be approved by the same academic advisor.
Degree planning sheets for all academic programs can be found here.
For additional course information, please refer to the MAGE Course Catalog, where you can find course syllabi and/or course intro videos for ENPM and ENAI courses, as well as the Graduate School Catalog, where you can review the course descriptions for courses offered in the other engineering areas.
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