Overview
Overview
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.
What jobs can the Software Engineering course lead to?
Jobs
- Software engineer
- Software developer
- Software architect
Industries
- IT and communications
- Healthcare
- Finance
What you'll 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