Bachelor of Advanced Computing in Software Development (Engineering)

The University of Sydney

A major in Software Development provides you with the understanding and skills to work as a part of a team to reliably produce high-quality working software to meet a client's needs. From a foundation of individual programming skills, you will learn the theory and practices involved in determining requirements, designing software solutions, and then delivering the outcomes. Key future skillsets in information technology will be about creativity, originality and problem-solving across a broad range of business sectors and you will graduate with this major having these highly-desirable skills.As a part of this major, students complete a Software Development project which provides the opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills learned in previous units, in the context of designing and building a substantial software development system in diverse application disciplines.Working in groups for an external client combined with academic supervision, you will carry out the full range of activities including requirements capture, analysis and design, coding, testing and documentation. This exciting unit allows you to use agile software methodology and make use of professional tools for the management of this project.The Bachelor of Advanced Computing is designed with your computing career in mind. This accredited degree by the Australian Computer Society will develop practical and theoretical skills across the computing, information technology and business transformation industries. In Australia's most innovative computing course, you can combine your passion for computing with a shared pool of more than 100 cross-disciplinary majors as you cultivate specialist industry knowledge and computing expertise. As an advanced computing student, you will learn from leaders in the field. First year covers the core skills required to become a computing professional before you specialise in a major that aligns with your preferred career pathway: computer science, information systems, software development or computational data science. The computer science major will foster your ability to create and use the latest computer technology, while the information systems major applies this computing technology to devising and managing innovative business solutions. The software development major focuses on the design of new software systems and the computational data science major will develop your ability to draw meaningful knowledge from data to drive decision making. You can combine your computing skills with a second major from over 100 study areas including music, commerce, science and the arts, and develop the well-rounded perspective highly valued by employers. You have the choice to graduate after three years with the Bachelor of Computing or continue to complete advanced professional and research skills in your fourth year. With career options spanning research and development, consulting, information and communication technology services, software architecture and start-ups, the knowledge and experience you develop will position you for a diverse and engaging career.

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