Software Engineering Capstone

Software Engineering Capstone

Showcase Your Software Engineering Mastery. Bring together everything you've learned and develop full-stack applications demonstrating your ability to solve real-world business problems with industry tools and techniques. Create a portfolio that stands out to employers.

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Software Engineering Capstone

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Flatiron School

Bring together everything you've learned and develop full-stack applications demonstrating your ability to solve real-world business problems with industry tools and techniques. Create a portfolio that stands out to employers.

$5,200.00 USD

$6,300.00 USD
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Financing and flexible payment options available. Learn more

Next Cohort Date

September 1, 2025
December 2, 2024

Program Features

Qualification

Industry Certificate

Duration

15 weeks

Commitment

20 hours weekly

Skill Level

Intermediate

Delivery

Weekly instruction, feedback and support

Start Date

First Monday of each month

Led By

Experienced industry instructors

Features

Flexible schedules and small class sizes (5 max)

Value

Affordable high quality education

Showcase your software engineering mastery

This is your opportunity to bring together all the skills and knowledge you’ve acquired to build a full-stack application that solves a real-world business problem. Design and develop a complete solution, integrating front-end, back-end, and database components into a seamless, functional product. This capstone project will not only demonstrate your technical prowess but also provide you with a portfolio piece that highlights your ability to deliver industry-standard solutions.

The SMU x Flatiron School difference: 

  • Be mentored by a world-class software engineer
  • Train on industry-standard software and gain production experience
  • Small group classes (max 5 students)
  • 100% online programs

Career services built-in

Career services are included with each capstone and bootcamp program. Designed by and for tech professionals, you'll experience a full technical interview process from start to finish, getting direct and personalized feedback each step of the way. Visit the career services page to learn more about the full process.

Program prerequisites: Software Engineering Essentials, Software Engineering Foundations I, Software Engineering Foundations II

Before starting your Capstone project, make sure you have:

  • Proficiency in both front-end and back-end development, including experience with React and Python
  • Confidence in building and managing full-stack applications
  • The ability to integrate various technologies into a cohesive, functional product

Curriculum

Industry-approved curriculum to support your journey into software engineering

Software Engineering Capstone - 15 weeks

In this intensive course, you'll develop three projects focused on solving business problems. You'll use your foundational skills to build a full-stack app with a React frontend, Flask backend, and a relational database.

What you'll do:

  • Build a full stack application with industry standard technical components
  • Apply programmatic thinking process to full stack development projects
  • Integrate industry standard methodologies to develop full stack application projects 
  • Execute programmatic thinking and technical components to develop projects framed around business problems

Tuition

Upfront

$5,200

Pay as You Go

$5,700

4 monthly payments of $1,425

Course Mentors

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Software Engineering Capstone FAQs

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Will I earn a certificate or some other credential when I complete the Capstone program?

Yes! Upon the completion of each program in the pathway, you will receive a Credly digital badge from SMU and a completion certificate. Digital badges can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, and certificates can be displayed on portfolio websites and social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

Thousands of our community members use their program certificates and badges to demonstrate skills to potential employers — including our hiring partners — along with their LinkedIn networks. Our curriculum is powered by Flatiron School, whose programs are well-regarded by many top employers, who contribute to our curriculum, hire our community, and partner with us to train their own teams.

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