Explore the definitions, motivations, and utility of software system architectures from a technical and business perspective; derivation, specification, and analysis of architectural views in support of different phases in the system engineering lifecycle; methods to judge architectural quality; and communication of architectural views to a wide range of system stakeholders. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Electrical and Computer Engineering 361M and Electrical Engineering 379K (Topic: Software Architectures) may not both be counted. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; and Electrical and Computer Engineering 422C (or Electrical Engineering 422C) or 360C (or Electrical Engineering 360C) with a grade of at least C-.