
UNC Charlotte x Flatiron School
From beginner to professional
Immerse yourself in a bootcamp that covers the entire spectrum of software engineering, from the basics of front-end development to the complexities of full-stack application design.
Become a Software Engineer
Our programs take a holistic approach to learning, teaching both the latest technologies and problem-solving techniques. We’ll teach you how to code, but also how to learn and adapt.
Whether you have zero relevant knowledge, are self-taught, or are somewhere in between, this program will get you industry-ready.

Program Features
- Personalized job-focused training & career services
- Small class sizes (max 5 students)
- Weekly calls with your mentor + recorded video critiques
- Supportive and active community of peers, alumni, and mentors
- Flexible schedules and 100% online, study from anywhere!

Software Engineering Study Pathway
This comprehensive learning pathway will equip you for a future in game design.

Curriculum
Industry-approved curriculum to support your journey into Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Fundamentals – 3 weeks
This course teaches the fundamentals of front-end web development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You’ll learn to create user interfaces, write clean code, and solve logic problems. Explore core programming concepts, data structures, and developer tools like GitHub. The final project lets you apply these skills to solve a business problem. By the end, you’ll have the foundational skills needed for front-end development and programming problem-solving.
What you’ll learn:
- Utilize foundational logic problem solving methodologies to develop solutions for business problems like a software engineer
- Identify technical solutions with Javascript to solve a business problem
- Apply the appropriate logical and technical solution with Javascript to solve a business problem
Introduction to Front-End Development with JavaScript Foundations – 3 weeks
This course is a step toward mastering frontend development, offering a deep understanding of JavaScript, essential for web development. You’ll learn modern JavaScript syntax, including asynchronous programming, and explore topics like data structures, functions, and testing. The course ends with a CLI application project, honing your skills in user-focused design and implementation. By the end, you’ll be equipped to confidently tackle frontend development challenges.
What you’ll learn:
- Utilize foundational methodologies of programmatic thinking to develop an interactive web page
- Apply fundamental programming techniques with javascript command line interface (CLI) to web development
Introduction to Front End Development with JavaScript Interactions – 3 weeks
This course immerses you in frontend development, teaching you to create interactive web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You’ll master key concepts like asynchronous programming, DOM manipulation, and client-server communication, and develop the skills to build responsive user interfaces. The course concludes with a project where you’ll integrate functionality and design into an interactive web page. By the end, you’ll be equipped to solve business problems using industry-standard frontend practices.
What you’ll learn:
- Utilize foundational methodologies of programmatic thinking to develop an interactive web page
- Apply fundamental programming techniques with javascript to web development
- Execute a programming process to develop an interactive web page
Front-End Development: React 1 – 3 weeks
In this course, you’ll learn React, a popular front-end library, and how to integrate it with JavaScript to develop key app components. The course concludes with a project where you’ll build application components using React based on a provided mock-up.
What you’ll learn:
- Apply a programmatic thinking process for front-end development
- Create components for an app using industry standard design practices
- Integrate industry standard techniques for front-end development
Front-End Development: React 2 – 3 weeks
This course advances your React skills, focusing on integrating more complex components to build robust, interactive front-end applications. It concludes with a project where you’ll create a full interactive app based on a provided mock-up.
What you’ll learn:
- Apply a programmatic thinking process for front-end development
- Create components for an app using industry standard design practices
- Integrate industry standard techniques for a full interactive application
Introduction to Python – 3 weeks
This introductory Python course equips you with essential software engineering skills. You’ll learn fundamental programming concepts, including scripting, operators, loops, data structures, libraries, and functions. The course concludes with a project where you’ll develop a Python script to analyze data. By the end, you’ll be prepared to write efficient code and tackle real-world software engineering challenges.
What you’ll learn:
- Apply the basics of programming language methodologies to real world scenarios
- Demonstrate foundational skills for scripting with a programming language, Python
Object-Oriented Programming with Python – 3 weeks
This course introduces essential Python programming concepts for backend development, focusing on object modeling and complex relationships like one-to-many and many-to-many, commonly used in databases. It concludes with a project to create a CLI application demonstrating these relationships.
What you’ll learn:
- Apply the common Python data structures to solve coding problems
- Model complex relationships between objects in Python
- Design and develop user-focused CLI with complex relationships
API Development with Python – 3 weeks
In this course, you’ll learn to use a Python library/framework to build dynamic REST APIs, focusing on data exchange, validation, and client-server communication. The course concludes with a project to create a REST API and a basic React client.
What you’ll learn:
- Create APIs using industry standard design practices
- Set up object serialization and deserialization for efficient data transfer
- Create server-side validation logic to secure the API
Relational Databases – 3 weeks
In this course, you’ll learn SQL and Flask-SQLAlchemy to build robust APIs that interact with relational databases. You’ll master data manipulation and complex model relationships, culminating in a project where you create an API that seamlessly connects to a relational database and handles intricate data structures.
What you’ll learn:
- Query relational databases using DDL, DML, and DQL
- Model relational data with normalization
- Use an ORM to interact with a relational database
- Set up constraints and validations to secure the application
Backend Development with Python – 3 weeks
This course teaches you to build robust and secure web applications using Flask. You’ll master client-server communication, JWT authentication, and backend development. The course concludes with a project where you’ll create a full-fledged API with user login, authorization, and seamless data flow.
What you’ll learn:
- Manage client-server interactions
- Create an industry standard auth flow
- Deploy a full-stack application
Software Engineering Capstone – 15 weeks
In this intensive capstone course you will be tasked with developing 3 different portfolio projects. In these projects you will be expected to frame your projects around solving a business problem. You will be expected to bring all your skills from Foundations together to build a full stack app with a React frontend, a Flask backend, and relational database.
What you’ll learn:
- 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: $15,000
Pay as You Go: $16,000 / 12 monthly payments of $1,334
Financed Tuition: $16,500
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Get started on your pathway to a exciting career in game design.
FAQs
“Our programs are not currently set up to accept military benefits, such as the GI Bill, as a form of payment directly from the student at this time. However, if your military benefits can be arranged to pay the school directly, this may be an option in rare cases.”
“No, you do not need a college degree to enroll in our programs. A high school diploma or GED is the only educational requirement. Our programs are designed to be accessible to a wide range of students with diverse backgrounds.”
“No, we do not accept FAFSA or traditional financial aid for our programs. However, we do offer loans for full-time students, as well as interest-free installment plans and upfront payment options for everyone else. Please contact us for more details about these flexible payment options.”
“It is VERY occasionally possible to skip the essentials program and go directly to Foundations I. However, we highly recommend that most students do not skip Essentials as it covers a tremendous amount of information and skills that will be used throughout the entire career pathway program and will require some catching up if skipped. The essentials program is still difficult and covers a great deal of material that is necessary for proceeding in the following programs and won’t be reviewed in Foundations. All of the future program material will build upon the essentials. If you would like to be considered to enter directly into the Foundations-level programs, you’ll be required to submit materials demonstrating your proficiency in the materials covered in the Essentials program.”
“Nope! This program is designed for complete beginners—no experience required.”