Study Software Engineering - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Most courses last one semester and are worth 15 points. If you're a full-time student, you normally complete 120 points each year (480 points for the entire degree).

In addition to successfully completing all courses, you also need to complete a minimum of 800 hours of planned supervised work placement before graduation. The aim of the work experience is to expose you to engineering practices and management systems in the work environment.

Year 1

Students in all majors do the same courses in the first year. These courses cover mathematics and computational techniques, as well as the communication and teamwork skills that are essential for the team environment engineers work in.

Complete the following courses

• ENEL515 Electrical Principles A (15 points)
• ENEL516 Electrical Principles B (15 points)
• ENGE500 Introduction to Engineering Design (15 points)
• ENGE501 Engineering Mathematics I (15 points)
• ENME502 Engineering Materials I (15 points)
• ENME510 Mechanical Principles A (15 points)
• ENME511 Mechanical Principles B (15 points)
• ENSE504 Introduction to Computing (15 points)

Year 2

Complete the following courses

• COMP508 Database System Design (15 points)
• COMP604 Operating Systems (15 points)
• COMP610 Data Structures and Algorithms (15 points)
• ENGE602 Mathematics for Software Engineering 1 (15 points)
• ENSE600 Software Construction (15 points)
• ENSE602 Object Oriented Programming for Engineers (15 points)

And 30 points from any minor at AUT

Choose courses from any minor at AUT with the approval of the programme leader.

Year 3

Complete the following courses

• ENGE600 Engineering Management I (15 points)
• ENSE601 Software Team Project (15 points)
• COMP716 Highly Secure Systems (15 points)
• ENSE701 Contemporary Methods in Software Engineering (15 points)

And 30 points from any minor at AUT

Choose courses from any minor at AUT with the approval of the programme leader.

Year 4

Complete the following courses (offered from 2019)

• COMP822 Human Computer Interaction (15 points)
• ENGE701 Engineering Management II (15 points)
• ENSE803 Formal Specification and Design (15 points)
• ENSE810 Embedded Software Engineering (15 points)
• ENSE891 Industrial Project (Software) Part A (15 points)
• ENSE892 Industrial Project (Software) Part B (15 points)

And choose one of

• COMP806 Software Architecture (15 points)
• ENSE801 Advanced Software Development Methods (15 points)
• ENSE802 Data Interfacing, Networking and Real-time Systems (15 points)
• ENSE804 High Performance Computing (15 points)

And 30 points from electives or other courses

You also need to complete a further 30 points from the optional level 8 courses above or other relevant level 8 courses offered within the School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences.

Workplace experience

Your individual industry project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in an engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.

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