Application Domain Declaration Form

Our curriculum gives you the opportunity to explore an application domain (focus area) that fits your professional and academic outlook. An application domain consists of three courses that relate to a specific area of interest. Your application domain gives you broad exposure to topics and issues that may arise in the working world. It also helps prepare you to interact with team members from non-computing disciplines, an essential skill for every industry.

Selecting an Application Domain

Choose an Application Domain from this list, or submit a student-proposed domain (see below)

• Artificial Intelligence
• Bioinformatics
• Business Applications
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Security
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Interactive Entertainment
• Public Policy
• Scientific and Engineering Computing
• Statistics
• Usability
• Student-defined domain (see below)

Declaring an Application Domain

• Complete the Application Domain Declaration form
• Submit the form via email to sarah@se.rit.edu, or in person at the SE Office, GOL (70) 1690.
• We recommend meeting with a faculty member or advisor before declaring your domain
• Note that many Application Domain courses require prerequisites. You should keep this in mind when selecting electives.
• Deadlines:

• Pre-defined domains: Submit by the end of your 3rd year
• Modifications to approved domains: Re-submit your form by the end of your 4th year

Guidelines for Student-Proposed Application Domains

• Choose three courses that form a cohesive domain. No more than ONE course can be offered by a department within GCCIS
• The Domain must be relevant to Software Engineering. You will need to defend the relevance on the declaration form
• It is your responsibility to ensure that prerequisites are met, and that you are eligible to register for the courses.
• You may choose to contact the department(s) offering the proposed courses, in order to get feedback and additional information on course content
• You must review your proposed domain with a faculty member before submitting the form for approval
• Deadline: Submit your form at least one term before you plan to start your domain coursework, no later than Week 3