Master of Professional Engineering (Software)

Masters (Coursework)

Develop specialised technical knowledge in software engineering to help you transition to an engineering career. You'll gain a detailed understanding of all aspects of software production from strategy and design to coding, quality and management.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

3 years full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Aug

Domestic Fees

$38,000 total

About this course

Develop specialised technical knowledge in software engineering to help you transition to an engineering career.

You'll gain a detailed understanding of all aspects of software production from strategy and design to coding, quality and management.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:

an Australian Bachelor of Engineering degree with a 65 percent average, or equivalent qualification or
an Australian bachelor's degree in a non-Engineering discipline with a 65 percent average, with studies equivalent to 48 credit points (equivalent to 1 year full time study load) in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, computing or statistics, as related to the stream sought for admission.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Software engineering graduates will find employment opportunities in areas including:

information technology
database management
multimedia and telecommunication software systems
language compilers
internet programming
real-time software engineering
control systems
biomedical systems, and
artificial intelligence.

This course is accredited by Engineers Australia. Our graduates are recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

70.8%

Overall satisfaction

81.3%

Skill scale

52.9%

Teaching scale

88.4%

Employed full-time

$101k

Average salary

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