Start Date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LBSG

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 62.10 (for 2014)
Selection Rank (Guaranteed): 80.00 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

This program aims to provide both a fundamental understanding of computing and a specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of software engineering. The program prepares graduates for professional careers in computing and the information services industry in general and specialist software development organisations in particular.

Content & Structure

This four-year program is designed to educate students as computer professionals specialising in software engineering, that is, the skills required for the development of large-scale and complex software systems. The program consists of eight core information and communication technology courses (36 units), nine core software engineering courses (40.5 units), four elective courses in the third year (18 units), and for honours students, either three elective courses (13.5 units) or four advanced elective courses (18 units) in the fourth year, a final year industry-based project or thesis and for honours students, a research methods course.

The first year of this program is identical to the first year of the Bachelor of Information Technology, and students may transfer between these two programs with the approval of the Program Director.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Information Systems Professional Practice INFS 1014 9
Problem Solving and Programming COMP 1039 4.5
Information Technology Fundamentals INFT 1016 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Web and Database Development INFS 1019 9
Programming Fundamentals COMP 1040 4.5
Network Fundamentals INFT 1012 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management INFS 2035 9
Data Structures COMP 2012 4.5
Discrete Mathematics MATH 1043 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Web Engineering INFT 2061 4.5
Interface Design, Interaction and Experience INFT 1004 4.5
Software Development with C++ COMP 3023 4.5
Database for the Enterprise INFS 2011 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Agile Development with .NET COMP 3021 4.5
Operating Systems EEET 3024 4.5
Computer Science Topics for Software Engineers COMP 3022 4.5
Mobile Applications Development COMP 4032 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Workflow, Maintenance and Re-engineering INFS 3073 4.5
Systems Architecture COMP 3024 4.5
Artificial Intelligence COMP 2019 4.5
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
ICT Specialist Major Project 1 INFT 4020 9
OR
ICT Specialist Major Project 1 (Honours) INFT 4022 9
Software Engineering Minor 1 4.5 Note(s): 3,4,5
Software Engineering Minor 2 4.5 Note(s): 3,4,5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
ICT Specialist Major Project 2 INFT 4021 9
OR
ICT Specialist Major Project 2 (Honours) INFT 4023 9
Software Engineering Minor 3 4.5 Note(s): 3,4,5
Software Engineering Minor 4 Note(s): 3,4,5
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MINORS
Honours Minor
Research Methods INFT 4017 4.5
Plus 3 courses from:
Advanced Knowledge Representation COMP 4025 4.5
Advanced Human Computer Interaction COMP 4026 4.5
Parallel Reconfigurable and Cluster Computing COMP 4028 4.5
Software Architecture and Software Engineering for Web-based Applications COMP 4029 4.5
Health Informatics INFT 4018 4.5
Advanced Computing Seminar INFS 4010 4.5
Non-Honours Minor
Four courses from:
Computer Graphics COMP 4015 4.5
Business Intelligence and Analytics INFS 4018 4.5
Information Technology Business Practice INFS 3071 4.5
Forensic Computing: Tools, Techniques and Investigations COMP 4027 4.5
Network Architecture INFT 3019 4.5
Information Technology Driven Business Transformation INFS 3072 4.5
Mobile Enterprise Workshop INFS 4017 4.5
Data and Web Mining COMP 4008 4.5

Program Director