Master of Software Engineering (MSoftE)

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Detailed Program Information

Program Code
MSENG

Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Special Notes

This Program will not run in 2022.

Academic Year
2022

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Master of Software Engineering aims to provide graduates with the knowledge, tools, and methods for defining software requirements and performing software design, construction, testing and maintenance tasks. Graduates should have the ability to design and construct large software systems and are well placed to secure rewarding technical careers within the software engineering industry.
The Master of Software Engineering is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extension qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.

Conditions

Condition of Enrolment

1.     Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Master of Software Engineering

There shall be a Master of Software Engineering.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Master of Software Engineering, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 12 units
  2. Elective courses to the value of 21 units
  3. Research equivalent courses to the value of 15 units in the form of a research project
  4. Unless exempted international students are required to take ENG 7057 Communication and Critical Thinking in lieu of an elective

Core Courses

Electives

  • Electives

    To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.

    Students must choose one elective from each of the following streams:

    Computer Security Stream

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 7044 Computer System Security 3
    COMP SCI 7092 Mobile and Wireless Systems 3

    Data and Information Management Stream

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 7094 Distributed Databases & Data Mining 3
    COMP SCI 7401 Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning 3

    Networks Stream

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 7045 Distributed High Performance Computing 3
    COMP SCI 7092 Mobile and Wireless Systems 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 7000 Software Architecture 3
    COMP SCI 7010 Special Topics in Computer Science A 3
    COMP SCI 7012 Special Topics in Computer Science B 3
    COMP SCI 7044 Computer System Security 3
    COMP SCI 7045 Distributed High Performance Computing 3
    COMP SCI 7092 Mobile and Wireless Systems 3
    COMP SCI 7093 Evolutionary Computation 3
    COMP SCI 7094 Distributed Databases & Data Mining 3
    COMP SCI 7401 Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning 3
    COMP SCI 7403 Mining Big Data 3
    COMP SCI 7406 Secure Programming 3
    COMP SCI 7407 Advanced Algorithms 3
    COMP SCI 7408 Modelling and Analysis of Complex Systems PG 3
    COMP SCI 7409 Search Based Software Engineering 3
    COMP SCI 7410 Computer Graphics 3
    COMP SCI 7411 Event Driven Computing 3
    COMP SCI 7412 Secure Software Engineering 3
    COMP SCI 7413 Introduction to Quantum Computing 3
    COMP SCI 7416 Applied Machine Learning 3
    COMP SCI 7417 Applied Natural Language Processing 3

Published on: 12 March, 2024 | 12:26:05

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