UndergraduateComputer 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.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- 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
- Australian Computer Society (Professional level)
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Software EngineerANZSCO 261313
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. Needs an ACS skills assessment, which usually wants the degree plus one to two years of relevant work, or a Professional Year in ICT in place of some of that experience.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Developer ProgrammerANZSCO 261312
On MLTSSL, so it supports the 189, 190, and 491. Assessed by the ACS on the same basis as Software Engineer. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Systems AnalystANZSCO 261112
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, with an ACS skills assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Selection rank of approximately 60 (ATAR plus adjustment factors, the minimum that led to admission in the previous year); no ATAR range of 70-75 is published for this course. Entry is also available via other Australian qualifications, work experience, or overseas qualifications, with senior secondary Mathematics recommended but not mandated.
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