Graduates of this program will also have the specialist knowledge required to understand and implement advanced software engineering techniques - design, implement and maintain IT systems using a well-informed software engineering approach and create high quality software in a systematic and efficient manner.

Graduates may find employment in a wide range of industries including security and defence, education, aerospace, health, business and finance.

As a software engineer you will create, maintain and modify computer software as well as analyse current software products. You will also evaluate new programming tools and techniques. Graduates may find employment in a variety of industries with the production of medium to large scale software. Career oppurtunities include: Software Engineer, Systems Administrator, Systems Designer and Tester, Software Analyst, and Programmer.

Successful completion of this program will give you the foundation, knowledge and skills to:

• Understand the entire life cycle of software development
• Understand software engineering standards and why they are needed
• Appreciate the need for software engineering methodologies
• Understand the methods and techniques involved in designing, implementing and maintaining an information system, in particular using an object-oriented approach
• Analyse the causes of failure in information systems