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Software Engineering Major (M ProEng)

Non-Award

This course is designed for graduates from a four-year Engineering undergraduate degree not accredited by Engineers Australia in a related discipline. It prepares students to work on large-scale software projects, emphasizing collaboration, creativity, and technical skills. The program includes professional practice exposure and a major research project.

Key details

Degree Type

Non-Award

Duration

1 semester full-time

Course Code

MJRP-SWENG

Study Mode

In person

About this course

Overview

This course is designed for graduates from a four-year Engineering undergraduate degree not accredited by Engineers Australia in a related discipline.

The course is not suitable for graduates of a four-year undergraduate degree, with Engineers Australia accreditation in the same discipline. Those holding an EA accredited qualification and seeking a masters level qualification in the same discipline are encouraged to consider applying for entry to the Master of Philosophy or Master of Engineering Management.

Applicants seeking entry who do not hold a four year Engineering degree are required to first complete the one-year Graduate Diploma in Professional Engineering.

Software engineering is the process of analysing user requirements and designing, constructing, and testing complex software projects through the application of engineering principles.

This major prepares you to work as part of a team undertaking large-scale software projects, to bring collaboration, rigour, creativity and advanced technical skills to work on complex and diverse software challenges.

During the course, you will gain at least 12 weeks of exposure to engineering professional practice and keep a formal log book to record your experience. In your final year, you will complete a major research project that will draw upon and integrate the knowledge and skills you attained through the course.

This major sits within the Master of Professional Engineering degree. To apply for this major, you will apply for the Master of Professional Engineering.

Entry requirements

Applicants seeking entry who do not hold a four year Engineering degree are required to first complete the one-year Graduate Diploma in Professional Engineering.

What you will learn

fluently apply advanced software engineering principles, tools and techniques to novel problems demonstrating sound disciplinary knowledge including requirement engineering, software architecture, design patters, programming, software project management and testing, GC1
actively engage in opportunities to lead the design, development and implementation of software engineering solutions to complex real-world problems across industries and addressing critical social challenges of the modern world, GC2
conduct project management of software projects incorporating relevant software process models for planning, executing and delivering s solutions within time, resource and budget constraints while managing software teams and meeting stakeholder expectations, GC4, GC5
develop and document of software engineering designs, solutions and specifications to industrial, fundamental and applied research problems, adhering to local and international standards, GC2, GC4
communicate software engineering processes and decisions effectively in software and multidisciplinary teams using current and emerging technologies, GC3, GC6
develop and maintain professional networks while working ethically and responsibly to progress their career as a professional software engineer across diverse industry sectors, GC6

Career pathways

What jobs can the Software Engineering course lead to?

Jobs

Software engineer
Software developer
Software architect

Industries

IT and communications
Healthcare
Finance

Credit for prior study or work

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

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