Undergraduate · Computer Science
Bachelor of Software Engineering
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Software Engineering runs over six semesters full-time and carries accreditation from the Australian Computer Society at the Professional level, which matters for graduates aiming at roles requiring formal ACS recognition, including some skilled migration pathways.
Rather than a single fixed syllabus, students tailor later years toward robotics and AI, computer security, network computing, games development, digital forensics or intelligent systems, overlapping with the same specialist streams (Cloud Computing/IoT, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Robotics and AI) offered across UC's broader IT course family in the Faculty of Science and Technology.
Work Integrated Learning is compulsory, giving students real or close-to-real workplace experience before graduation, and the degree places heavy emphasis on communication and critical systems analysis alongside coding, on the reasoning that engineers who can't explain a design decision to a non-technical stakeholder are only doing half the job.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Programming Fundamentals
- Object-Oriented Software Development
- Computer Systems Architecture
- Discrete Mathematics
- Database Systems
- Web Application Development
- Year 2: Data Structures and Algorithms
- Software Requirements and Design
- Operating Systems
- Software Testing and Quality
- specialisation stream units (Security, Networks, AI/Robotics, Games, Digital Forensics)
- Year 3: Software Architecture
- Software Project Management
- Work Integrated Learning industry placement/project
- Professional Practice in Engineering
- capstone Software Engineering Project
- Accreditation: Australian Computer Society (Professional level)
Admissions
ATAR of approximately 70-75 (or equivalent); Mathematics at a senior secondary level recommended.