Course list for the Software Engineering Single Major
Information valid for students commencing 2017
Software Engineering
Students must complete for the BE(Hons) (Software Engineering) a Single Major (Plan code: SOFTWX2342) or Extended Major (SOFTWY2342), #64 comprising one of the following:
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- a major - #52, comprising
(i) #42, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
(ii) #10 from part B electives with a minimum of #6 at level four; and - balance from electives
(i) a minimum of #4 from courses on the BE(Hons) list, other than courses on the BE(Hons) year 1 part D list; and
(ii) a maximum of #4 from courses on the BE(Hons) year 1 part D list; and
(iii) a maximum of #4 from level one courses not on the BE(Hons) list;
OR
- a major - #52, comprising
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- an extended major - #60, comprising
(i) #42, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
(ii) #14 from part B - electives with a minimum of #10 at level four; and
(iii) #4 from the combination of part C - coverage electives and part B electives; and - balance from electivesOR
- an extended major - #60, comprising
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- a major and a minor - #60, comprising
(i) #42, being all courses from part A - compulsory; and
(ii) #8 as set out in part D under the approved minor field; and
(iii) #10 from part B - electives not counted towards part D with a least #6 at level four; and - balance from electives
- a major and a minor - #60, comprising
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 |
ENGG2800 | 2 | Team Project I |
Year 3, Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG3800 | 2 | Team Project II |
Year 4
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
[ ENGG4801 | 4 | Thesis Project [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG4802 | 4 | Thesis Project [1] |
[ or | ||
[ ENGG4805 | 4 | Thesis Project [3] |
Year 4, Semester 2
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ENGG4900 | 2 | Professional Practice and the Business Environment |
Part B - Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
COMP3301 | 2 | Operating Systems Architecture |
COMP3702 | 2 | Artificial Intelligence |
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 Computer and Network 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 |
DECO1400 | 2 | Introduction to Web Design |
DECO3500 | 2 | Social & Mobile Computing |
DECO4500 | 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 |
CSSE4011 | 2 | Advanced Embedded Systems |
ENGG4000 | 2 | Introduction to Systems Engineering |
ENGG4020 | 2 | Systems Safety Engineering |
ENGG4800 | 2 | Project Management |
INFS3204 | 2 | Service-Oriented Architectures |
INFS4203 | 2 | Data Mining |
INFS4205 | 2 | Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data |
[ MATH2000 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
[ or | ||
[ MATH2001 | 2 | Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra II |
MATH2010 | 1 | Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations |
Part D - Minor
Data Science
Students enrolled in the Data Science minor are required to obtain #8 from the courses listed below,
including all #4 from group A and #4 from group B.
Note: non-compulsory courses may be prerequisites for some of these courses.
End notes
- [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course 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] Code for students completing the course in one semester.