SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND DATA SCIENCE TIMELINE AND MAJOR MILESTONES
1985
Accepts first class, comprising 52 students
1996
Won Award of Excellence for the Advancement of Technology Education from the Minnesota Software Association (now the Minnesota Technology Association)
2000-03
Offered cohort master’s degree in Software Engineering to corporate employees
2001-02
Over 900 students enrolled in graduate programs
2004
First Certificate of Computer Security started
2008
Creation of Strategic Advisory Board with 14 CIO executives MS in Software Management program started Five-year programs with undergraduate computer science started First Certificate of Business Analysis created
2009
2010
Graduate Programs in Software joins St. Thomas School of Engineering
2013
MS in Information Technology started Certificate in Big Data started
2014
MS in Data Science started
2015
Center of Excellence for Big Data established
2016-17
Offered cohort Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Analytics programs on-site at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Certificate of Internet of Things started
2018
2020
Center for Applied AI established
2021
Certificate in Digital Transformation started
4,000 alumni strong
2022
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