Software Engineering

Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSEng)

Software engineers address today's problems and shape the future. They develop self-driving vehicles, automate smart cities, advance healthcare, secure critical infrastructure and more. Learn the skills needed to design, analyze and implement safe, secure, reliable and scalable large-scale software systems.

Areas of focus

• Cyber-physical and smart systems
• Cybersecurity and privacy
• Data mining and analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Interaction design and data visualization
• Performance and scalability
• Visual computing (vision/graphics)

Careers

• Business intelligence developer
• Chief technology officer
• Cloud architect
• Cybersecurity analyst
• Data administrator
• Data analyst
• Data engineer
• Network engineer
• Programmer
• Software architect
• Software developer
• Software engineer
• Systems analyst
• Systems architect
• Systems designer

Sample courses

• Software Testing - SENG 275
• Human Computer Interaction - SENG 310
• Software System Scalability - SENG 468
• Data Mining - SENG 474
• Advanced Programming Techniques for Robust Efficient Computing - SENG 475

Admission

Apply to UVic as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.

High school students

Select Engineering: Year 1 entry (BEng) when you submit your application. You can declare your engineering specialization after one year of full-time study.

Transfer students

Select your engineering specialization when you submit your application.

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