Course list for the Software Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Software Engineering

Part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Master of Engineering program

Students must complete for the BE(Hons)/ME (Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTEX2350), 80 units comprising:

  1. 48 units from part A - compulsory; and
  2. 26 units from the combination of parts B, C and N - electives, including:
      (i) a minimum of 12 units from part B - electives with at least 8 units at level four or higher; and
      (ii) a minimum of 4 units from part N; and
      (iii) a maximum of 6 units from part C - coverage electives; and
  3. 6 units from electives, being courses on the BE(Hons)/ME list or other courses approved by the executive dean, with;
      (i) a maximum of 4 units from part D; and
      (ii) a maximum of 4 units from level one courses not on the BE(Hons)/ME list.

Part A - Compulsory

Year 1
4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG1100 2 Engineering Design
ENGG1200 2 Engineering Modelling & Problem Solving
ENGG1211 4 Engineering Design, Modelling & Problem Solving [1]

and 4 units from

Course Code Units Course Title
[ MATH1051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I [2]
[ or
[ MATH1071 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra I
[ MATH1052 2 Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations
[ or
[ MATH1072 2 Advanced Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations

and 4 units for

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE1001 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
ENGG1300 2 Introduction to Electrical Systems

Year 1 or Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
INFS1200 2 Introduction to Information Systems
MATH1061 2 Discrete Mathematics

Year 2, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE2002 2 Programming in the Large
CSSE2010 2 Introduction to Computer Systems

Year 2, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3506 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
CSSE2310 2 Computer Systems Principles and Programming
DECO2800 2 Design Computing Studio 2 - Testing & Evaluation
STAT2203 2 Probability Models and Data Analysis for Engineering

Year 3, Semester 1

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE3002 2 The Software Process
DECO2500 2 Human-Computer Interaction
DECO3800 2 Design Computing Studio 3 - Proposal

Year 3, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
DECO3801 2 Design Computing Studio 3 - Build

Year 4, Semester 1 or Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG4900 2 Professional Practice and the Business Environment

Year 5

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7290 8 Engineering Placement Semester

Year 5, Semester 2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7701 2 Engineering Grand Challenges

Part B - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3301 2 Operating Systems Architecture
COMP3400 2 Functional & Logic Programming
COMP3702 2 Artificial Intelligence
COMP3710 2 Pattern Recognition and Analysis
COMP4403 2 Compilers and Interpreters
COMP4500 2 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP4702 2 Machine Learning
COMS3000 2 Information Security
COMS3200 2 Computer Networks I
COMS4200 2 Computer Networks II
COMS4507 2 Advanced Topics in Security
COSC3000 2 Visualization, Computer Graphics & Data Analysis
COSC3500 2 High-Performance Computing
CSSE3010 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
CSSE3100 2 Reasoning About Programs
CSSE4004 2 Distributed Computing
CSSE4010 2 Digital System Design
CSSE4630 2 Principles of Program Analysis
DECO1400 2 Introduction to Web Design
DECO3500 2 Social & Mobile Computing
DECO6500 2 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
INFS2200 2 Relational Database Systems
INFS3200 2 Advanced Database Systems
INFS3202 2 Web Information Systems

Part C - Coverage Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3880 2 International Software Development [3]
CSSE4011 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
ENGG4020 2 Systems Safety Engineering
ENGG4800 2 Project Management
INFS3208 2 Cloud Computing
INFS4203 2 Data Mining
INFS4205 2 Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data
[ MATH2000 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra II
[ or
[ MATH2001 2 Advanced Calculus & Linear Algebra II
MATH2010 1 Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM1090 2 Introductory Chemistry [4]
MATH1050 2 Mathematical Foundations [2] [5]
PHYS1171 2 Physical Basis of Biological Systems [6]

Part N - Electives

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE4630 2 Principles of Program Analysis
CSSE7610 2 Concurrency: Theory and Practice
ENGG7302 2 Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering
ENGG7811 2 Research Methods
INFS7410 2 Information Retrieval and Web Search [7]

Courses offered on an occasional basis

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7000 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 7A
COMP7001 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 7B
CSSE7090 2 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering A
CSSE7091 2 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering B
DECO7000 2 Special Topics in Design Computing 7A
DECO7001 2 Special Topics in Design Computing 7B
ENGG7300 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering I
ENGG7301 2 Advanced Topics in Engineering II

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
  • [3] Course offered on an occasional basis.
  • [4] CHEM1090 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Chemistry or equivalent.
  • [5] MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1071 and/or MATH1052 and/or MATH1072.
  • [6] PHYS1171 is not available for students with a Sound Achievement or higher in Senior Physics or equivalent.
  • [7] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.