Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Computer and Software Systems)

Course Description

Computer and software engineers create and modify software programs such as operating systems, applications software, communications software, and software embedded in devices ranging from mobile phones to GPSs, satellites and aircraft flight systems. The discipline combines principles of computer science with the rigour and problem-solving skills of engineering. This unique course will provide students with a background in electrical engineering with an embedded systems specialisation, along with software design and implementation skills. Students will learn about the central role of software in the modern world—in banking and finance, government, education, transportation, entertainment, science, medicine and law. Students will also learn about the many applications of software that are safety critical or involve large and expensive systems that have major impact on people's lives, livelihoods and the economy, and that the effectiveness of these applications depends on the skills of software engineers.