Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Software Engineering (G600)

The course examines the best ways to design, build, maintain and evaluate software systems. It uses many of the technical aspects of computer science, especially programming, and aims to develop the professional attitudes, interpersonal and technical skills students will need in the software engineering industry. The course provides a solid foundation in software engineering theory and practice to develop professional software systems. It will equip students to take up a wide range of career opportunities, including software engineer, web application programmer, software designer/analyst or website designer/programmer. They will study software development, programming languages, technologies and applications including Python, Java, HTML, PHP, UML, database technologies, machine learning, algorithms and data structures, web and mobile computing, and Agile software development. Sharing a common first year with the Computer Science BSc Honours course to which students can transfer in Year 1, they specialise in software engineering from Year 2. The Software Engineering BEng emphasises fundamental principles, design, acquisition of practical skills and evaluation of technologies. Students may go on to complete an integrated Master's programme with the award of an MEng degree after four years.