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Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantiable approach to the design, development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software. These systematic development and application of techniques normally leads to the creation of correct and reliable computer software systems for business processes automation. As our daily lives become more dependent on computerised systems, it is vital that such systems are error-free and totally reliable. This reliability is particularly important when computers are used in safety-critical situations such as hospitals, or controlling aircraft and nueclear reactors. With concern for software reliability, correctness, safety and cost, such concern being the hallmark of Software Engineering.

The principles and knowledge of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis are employed by computer software engineers for designing, developing, testing, and evaluating the software and the systems that computers use to carry out various applications. An individual with such software engineering skills has a wide range of secure and naturally rewarding careers awaiting across the global. Some of these careers include;

Career Options

Software engineering professionals might find themselves in a variety of environments including; academia, research, industry, government, private and business organizations. Software engineers are engaged in analyzing user needs and designing, constructing, testing, and maintaining computer applications software or systems. In the programming or coding _elds, software engineers give instructions to a computer, line by line; on how on perform a function or operation.

These engineers are also geared to tackle technical problems and hitches. Although these engineers need to possess string programming skills, they are more occupied with the development of algorithms and in analyzing and solving problems in programming than with writing codes. Computer software engineers are usually a part of the team that designs and develops advanced hardware, software, and systems. Thus, until a finished product is developed and released, workers from various branches including those of engineering, marketing, production and design collaborate with each other, of which software engineers area basic part.

Programme objectives

From the above background, the objectives of the B.Sc. in Software Engineering programme are:

  1. To build human capacity in the Software engineering discipline in the region so as to accelerate the development of innovations in IT to address human challenges like climate change, health service delivery, among others.
  2. To produce graduates who are well grounded in the fundamental concepts of systems engineering to facilitated the development of secure and reliable software systems.
  3. To produce graduates who are creative and enterprising capable of developing innovative solutions, hence creating jobs.
  4. To produce graduates with good professional ethics, to enable secure and responsible practicing of their professional so as to minimize growing incidents of cyber attacks
  5. To produce candidate, we are capable to participate in the multi-disciplinary process of design and qualification of a complex, software systems.
  6. To produce professionals with good industry orientation to enable the quick integration from school to workplace

Programme Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme, the graduate should be able to:

  1. Identify automation needs of various business processes in organizations.
  2. Define and classify systems user requirements
  3. Design both simple and complex software systems
  4. Implement software designs using various programming languages and frameworks
  5. Manage a software development process
  6. Test and validate software systems
  7. Perform software security analysis
  8. Lead a team of software developers
  9. Write good business communications
  10. Innovate new technologies
  11. Analyze different ethical dilemmas and make decisions that are utility maximizing
  12. Sale software and associated services
  13. Articulate the latest trends in software systems constructions

Admission Requirements

Programme Name Bsc. Science in Software Engineering
Programme Duration 4 Years
Admission Criteria Direct Entry
  1. At least two principal passes at the same sitting in UACE or its equivalent of which one of them MUST be in either Mathematics OR Physics
  2. At least 5 passes in UCE or its equivalent
Diploma Entry
  1. At least 2nd class (Lower division) Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Telecom, Bio Informatics, Electronic engineering, Statistics or any other diploma with either Mathematics or Computer Science, as one of the subjects from any recognized
  2. At least one principal pass and two subsidiary passes at same sitting in UACE or its equivalent
  3. At least one subsidiary pass in Mathematics in UACE or its equivalent
  4. At least 5 passes in UCE or its equivalent

Mature age

  1. Mature age Certificate
  2. **At least a Principal pass in either Mathematics or Physics in UACE
Mode Dual Mode (online and Local Support)
Fee Type - Per Semester Uganda Shillings 1,200,000

Programme Structure

Codes

Course name

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CU

Year 1 semester 1 (6 cores)

 

 

 

 

 

CSE 1100

Software Engineering Principles

30

-

30

45

3

CSE 1101

Software Project Management

30

-

30

45

3

CSC 1101

Computer Applications & Systems

30

-

30

45

3

CIT 1100

Internet Technology & Website Design

30

-

60

60

4

BBA 1106

Communication Skills

30

30

-

45

3

MMT 1104

Mathematics for Computing

30

30

-

45

3

Semester load

19

Year 1 semester 2 (6 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSC 1202

Computer Architecture

30

30

-

45

3

CSC 1205

Automata & Computability

30

30

-

45

3

CSC 1201

Object Oriented Programming

30

30

30

60

4

CSC 1200

Structured Programming

45

-

30

60

4

MMT 1201

Probability & Statistics

45

30

-

60

4

MMT 1206

Calculus & Analytical Geometry

30

30

-

45

3

Semester load

21

Year 1 recess term

 

 

 

 

 

COE 100

Community Engagement

 

 

150

75

5

Recess term load

5

Year 2 semester 1(5 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSE 2101

Software Architecture & Patterns

30

-

30

45

3

CSC 2103

Artificial Intelligence

30

-

30

45

3

BBA 2108

Entrepreneurship Theory & Principles

30

-

30

45

3

CIS 2101

Database Management Systems

45

15

15

60

4

CSC 2102

Data Structures & Algorithms

45

-

30

45

3

Semester load

16

Year 2 semester 2 (5 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSC 2201

Cryptology & Coding Theory

45

30

-

60

4

CNW 2201

Mobile Applications Programming

45

-

30

60

4

CSE 2200

Embedded Systems & Real-Time Systems

30

-

30

45

3

CIS 2201

Human Computer Interaction

30

-

30

45

3

CSE 2201

Software Design & Modeling

45

-

30

60

4

Semester load

18

COE 200

Community Engagement II

-

-

150

75

5

Recess term load

5

Year 3 semester 1 (6 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSE 3101

Requirements Engineering

30

-

30

45

3

CSE 3104

Software Metrics

30

-

30

45

3

CSE 3100

Performance Engineering of Software Systems

30

30

30

60

4

CIS 3102

Multimedia Systems

30

-

30

45

3

CSE 3103

Software Evolution

45

-

30

60

4

CSC 3101

Computer Graphics

30

-

30

45

3

Semester load

20

Year 3 semester 2 (6 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSE 3200

Software Quality Testing

45

-

30

60

4

CSE 3201

Distributed Systems Development

45

-

30

60

4

CRM 2201

Research Methods

30

-

30

45

3

CNW 2203

Cloud Computing

45

-

30

60

4

CSC 3202

Games Development

30

30

30

60

4

CSF 3200

Computer Forensics

30

-

30

45

3

Semester load

22

Year 3 recess term

 

 

 

 

 

COE 300

Community Engagement III

-

-

120

60

5

Recess term load

5

Year 4 semester 1 (4 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CNW 4104

Advanced Mobile Applications Programming

30

30

30

60

4

CSC 3103

Image Processing

30

-

30

45

3

LWS  2107

Business Law

30

45

-

60

4

CIS 4100

User Interface Design & Development

45

-

30

60

4

Semester load

15

Year 4 semester 2 (4 cores)

LH

TH

PH

CH

CU

CSE 4200

Selected Topics in Software Engineering

30

45

-

60

4

BBA 3212

Professional Ethics

30

30

-

45

3

RPR 3201

Project

 -

120

-

60

4

CIS 2203

Enterprise Architecture

30

30

30

60

4

Semester load

15

The minimum Graduation Load is 161 CU

Fees per semester

Fees per semester Functional Fees Application Fees
1,200,000 UGX 250,000 UGX 50,000 UGX

International students pay international student tuition fees which is rated in dollars and this specifically covers only the cost of teaching and many student support services. This tuition below is per academic session and includes both the tuition and functional fees.

Category of Programme Fees per academic session (USD) Application / Admission Fee
Bachelor’s Degree $700 $30
Undergraduate Diploma $500 $30
Undergraduate Certificate $250 $30

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