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Bachelor of Software Engineering

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Secure yourself a future in software engineering If the idea of exploring a career working as a highly qualified and in demand software engineer inspires you, then the UC Bachelor of Software Engineering is your key to developing the skills needed to open industry doors and progress naturally into...

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Course Code
560AA.8, 60

About this course

Secure yourself a future in software engineering

If the idea of exploring a career working as a highly qualified and in demand software engineer inspires you, then the UC Bachelor of Software Engineering is your key to developing the skills needed to open industry doors and progress naturally into life long career as a software engineer.

This course has been designed to develop and strengthen your communication skills and teach you how to critically analyse and construct systems in order to gain a clear and wholistic understanding of the software engineering spectrum.

As part of your studies you will go on to become proficient in a range of areas including design, coding and software specification which will give you a solid foundation in computer science and give you the necessary skills to be able to develop your own cutting-edge creations.

With the ability to tailor your course to focus on a range of areas, including robotics and AI, computer security, network computing, games development, digital forensics and intelligent systems, this course offers the perfect platform from which to explore and discover the career pathway that best suits your personal and professional objectives.

This course is accredited with the Australian Computer Society and has been designed to impart you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to work as a qualified IT professional, in whichever area of the industry you choose to launch your career in.

This course offers the chance to specialise in Cloud Computing and Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and System Administration, Data Science or Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

What you will learn

  • discover how to read, interpret, design and write code.
  • learn how to analyse and critique complex, large-scale software systems.
  • gain high-level awareness of professional ethics, responsibilities, values and standards.
  • achieve comprehensive insight into engineering aspects of computer science
  • study the current programming languages at an intensive level
  • understand the methodology of software systems engineering using analysis and specification methods such as UML, XML, structured and soft systems methodologies
  • learn to design and build systems and software using specialist engineering tools
  • work within modern development environments that include Windows, Linux, mobile and cloud computing.
  • earn a globally recognised degree.

Career pathways

The UC Bachelor of Software of Engineering is an industry respected and globally recognised degree. UC's unique connections within the industry also means that students tend to establish strong professional relationships long before they graduate. This often means that students stand out from the competition and have a higher chance of successfully transitioning into any of the following careers:

  • Software engineer
  • Cloud computing architect
  • Software and games developer
  • ICT project manager
  • ICT security specialist
  • IoT engineer, developer or designer
  • Cybersecurity specialist
  • Service desk manager
  • System administrator
  • Cybersecurity operations manager
  • Big data engineer
  • Big data architect
  • Data scientist
  • Business intelligence specialist
  • Artificial intelligence engineer
  • Machine learning engineer
  • Robotics specialist.

Credit for prior study or work

There are currently no formal credit transfer arrangements for entry to this course. Any previous study or work experience will only be considered as part of the application process in accordance with current course rules and university policy.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at University of Canberra.
66.7%
Overall satisfaction
73.6%
Skill scale
54.4%
Teaching scale
79.7%
Employed full-time
$65k
Average salary