Course list for the Software Engineering Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Software Engineering

A student is required to obtain - For the GCEngSc (Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5527), 8 units comprising -

  1. 0 to 6 units from Part A;
  2. 2 to 8 units from a combination of Parts B, C and/or D.

For the MEngSc (16 units) (Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5528), 16 units comprising -
  1. 0 to 6 units from Part B with a maximum of 4 units at level 4; and
  2. at least 4 units from Part C; and
  3. at least 4 units from Part E; and
  4. the balance from Part D.

for the MEngSc (24 units)(Software Engineering Plan code: SOFTWX5529), 24 units comprising -
  1. 0 to 14 units from Part A and Part B with a maximum of 6 units from Part A; and
  2. at least 4 units from Part C; and
  3. at least 4 units from Part E; and
  4. the balance from Part D.

Students may enrol in other courses approved by the Executive Dean.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7308 2 Operating Systems Architecture
COMP7505 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7702 2 Artificial Intelligence
COMS7003 2 Information Security
COMS7201 2 Computer Networks I
CSSE7001 2 The Software Process
CSSE7301 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
INFS7202 2 Web Information Systems
INFS7208 2 Cloud Computing
INFS7907 2 Advanced Database Systems

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7402 2 Compilers and Interpreters
COMP7500 2 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7703 2 Machine Learning
COMS7200 2 Computer Networks II
COMS7507 2 Advanced topics in Security
CSSE4004 2 Distributed Computing
CSSE4011 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
CSSE4630 2 Principles of Program Analysis
DECO6500 2 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
ENGG4800 2 Project Management
INFS7203 2 Data Mining
INFS7205 2 Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data

Part C

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE7100 2 Reasoning about Programs
CSSE7610 2 Concurrency: Theory and Practice
INFS7410 2 Information Retrieval and Web Search

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7020 2 Systems Safety Engineering
ENGG7302 2 Advanced Computational Techniques in Engineering

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

Part E

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7803 4 Engineering Postgraduate Project B [1]
ENGG7804 4 Engineering Postgraduate Project B [1]

Courses offered on an occasional basis.

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7802 4 Engineering Postgraduate Project B [2]
ENGG7806 8 Engineering Postgraduate Project D [2]
ENGG7807 8 Engineering Postgraduate Project D [1]
ENGG7808 8 Engineering Postgraduate Project D [1]

End notes

  • [1] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same code in each semester.
  • [2] Code for students completing the course in one semester.