1. Overview

Course:	Software Engineering (mid-year) (2016)
CP Required:	192
Min FT Duration:	4.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	4.00 Years
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

2. Requirements

In summary the requirements are:

Students must complete 192 credit points as follows:

► 36 credit points of Engineering core units

► 102 credit points of Software stream core units

► A minimum of 12 credit points of Software Specialist fundamentals units

► A minimum of 30 credit points of Software Specialist elective units

► A maximum of 12 credit points of General (Free) Electives

The completion of a major is not necessary. If a student chooses to do a major, aligned majors can be completed within the 192 credit points described above.

The handbook rules governing this degree are as follows:

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree, a candidate must

(a) successfully complete 192 credit points, comprising: (i) A minimum of 36cp from the Engineering Core Table, including all required units; (ii) A minimum of 108cp from the Software Stream Core Table, including all required units; (iii) A minimum of 48cp of additional units from the Software Stream Specialist Table, including satisfying any additional requirements specified for the Specialist Table; and;

(b) have an EWAM of at least 65 immediately prior to the semester in which a thesis unit of study is first attempted; and

(c) have an EIHWAM of at least 65 at the completion of the degree; and

(d) complete the requirements within a time limit of 5 years for a single Bachelor of Engineering Honours degree or complete the requirements within a time limit of 6 years for a combined Bachelor of Engineering Honours combined degree.

Candidates who satisfy Clause (a) above, but who have not satisfied each of Clauses (b), (c) and (d), will qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering degree (i.e. the pass degree, awarded without Honours).

Advanced units in Maths and Science

Most units of study offered by the Science Faculty on the list of core requirements can be replaced by an equivalent advanced level unit; subject to prerequisite conditions (as required by the Faculty of Science) being met. Students considering doing advanced options should seek advice from their department before enrolling.

Study Abroad

Students undertaking Study Abroad in a particular year of their degree must enrol in the appropriate International Exchange Program units of study as an alternative to a semester`s standard units.

Permission from the relevant Head of School must be sought prior to enrolling in exchange units of study.

Majors

A major requires:

(a) the completion of 24 credit points chosen from units of study listed in the table for that major;

(b) satisfying any additional requirements specified for the major, and listed with the table of units for the major;

(c) the completion of a thesis project that has been approved by the Head of School (or delegate) as relevant to the topic of the major.

Faculty Resolutions

Details of relevant Faculty resolutions are available via the university handbook site at: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Note: A lot of UoS run by the School of Computer Science are undergoing changes in 2018. If you started your degree prior to 2018 and are affected by these changes, then please consult your program director regarding replacement units to satisfy your degree requirements.

ENGG1111 may be replaced by ENGG1061 Advanced Engineering for approved students. MATH1003 and MATH1005 may be replaced by advanced units MATH1903 and MATH1905.

Note: MATH1001 and MATH1002 may be replaced by advanced units MATH1901 and MATH1902.

Note: ENGG2111 may be replaced by ENGG2062 Engineering Project: Business Plan 2 Adv, with Faculty approval.

Note: ENGG3111 may be replaced by ENGG3062 Technology Education (Adv), with Faculty approval.

Note: ENGG4111 may be replaced by ENGG4064/5 Advanced Engineering Design A/B, with Faculty approval.

4. Pathways

48cp Majors

Type

CP

CP From

Note: From 2019 onwards, all engineering majors will be converted to the 48 credit point format, and several new majors will be introduced - details can be viewed in the 2019 degree structures.

You can find more information at https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/2806/pages/feit-your-studies-bachelor-of-engineering-majors

Major in Computer Engineering (24cp)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC2602: Digital Logic
Core	6	ELEC3506: Communications Networks
Core	6	ELEC3607: Embedded Systems
Core	6	ELEC3608: Computer Architecture
Software Specialist - Electives	6	Select from COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals ELEC3104: Engineering Electromagnetics ELEC3304: Control ELEC3305: Digital Signal Processing ELEC3404: Electronic Circuit Design ELEC3702: Management for Engineers

Note: Pre-Requisite Notes:

-INFO1103, INFO1105 and COMP2129 are pre-requisites for COMP3520.

-6 CP in level 2 Mathematics (MATH2061, MATH2067 or AMME2000) is a pre-requsite for ELEC3304 and ELEC3305.

-ELEC2302 is a pre-requsite for ELEC3304

-ELEC1601 and ELEC2602 are pre-requsites for ELEC3607

Major in Power Engineering (24cp)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC2104: Electronic Devices and Circuits
Core	6	MATH2061: Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus
Core	6	ELEC3203: Electricity Networks
Core	6	ELEC3204: Power Electronics and Applications
Core	6	ELEC3206: Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
Core	6	ELEC3304: Control
Core	6	ELEC5204: Power Systems Analysis and Protection
Software Specialist - Electives	6	Select from ELEC5205: High Voltage Engineering ELEC5211: Power System Dynamics and Control ELEC5212: Power System Planning and Markets

Note: Pre-Requisite Notes:

-MATH2061 and ELEC2104 are a pre-requisite for ELEC3304.

-ELEC3203, ELEC3206 are Pre-Requisites for the ELEC5204.

-ELEC5211 is only a possible option with an overload in Semester 1

Major in Telecommunications Engineering (24cp)

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	ELEC2302: Signals and Systems
Core	6	ELEC3305: Digital Signal Processing
Core	6	ELEC3405: Communications Electronics and Photonics
Core	6	ELEC3505: Communications
Core	6	ELEC3506: Communications Networks
Core	6	ELEC4505: Digital Communication Systems

Note: Pre-Requsite Notes:

-ELEC2302 is a pre-requisite for ELEC3305

-ELEC2104 is assumed knowledge for ELEC3405

-ELEC3505 is a pre-requisite for ELEC4505

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Engineering Core (Min CP: 36,Max CP: 36)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
AERO2711	Aerospace Engineering Project 1	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int February Int July
AERO3711	Aerospace Engineering Project 2	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int February Int July
AERO4711	Aerospace Engineering Project 3	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int February Int July
AMME4010	Major Industrial Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME4111	Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
AMME4112	Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CHNG4203	Major Industrial Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
CHNG4811	Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CHNG4812	Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CIVL4022	Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CIVL4023	Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC4712	Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC4713	Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC4714	Major Industrial Project	24	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGG1061	Advanced Engineering 1	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGG1111	Integrated Engineering 1	6	Semester 1
ENGG2062	Engineering Project: Business Plan 2 Adv	6	Semester 2
ENGG2111	Integrated Engineering 2	2	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int February
ENGG3062	Technology Education (Advanced)	6	Semester 2
ENGG3111	Integrated Engineering 3	2	Semester 1 Semester 2
ENGG4000	Practical Experience	0	Int January Int February Int March Int April Int May Int June Int July Int August Int September Int October Int November Int December
ENGG4064	Advanced Engineering Design A	6	Semester 2 Int July
ENGG4065	Advanced Engineering Design B	6	Semester 2
ENGG4111	Integrated Engineering 4	2	Semester 1
MATH1001	Differential Calculus	3	Semester 1 Summer Main
MATH1002	Linear Algebra	3	Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH1003	Integral Calculus and Modelling	3	Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH1005	Statistical Thinking with Data	3	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int January
MATH1901	Differential Calculus (Advanced)	3	Semester 1
MATH1902	Linear Algebra (Advanced)	3	Semester 1
MATH1903	Integral Calculus and Modelling Advanced	3	Semester 2
MATH1905	Statistics (Advanced)	3	Semester 2

Note: Complete a minimum of 36cp including:

- ENGG4000 Practical Experience (0cp)

- Exactly 6cp from ENGG1111 Integrated Engineering 1 (6cp) OR ENGG1061 Advanced Engineering 1A (6cp) (see note 1)

- At least 2cp from ENGG2xxx Integrated Engineering 2 (2cp) OR AERO2711 Aerospace Engineering Project 1 (see note 1)

- At least 2cp from ENGG3xxx Integrated Engineering 3 (2cp) OR ENGG3062 Technology Education (Advanced) (6cp) (see note 1) OR AERO3711 Advanced Aerospace Project 2 (see note 1)

- At least 2cp from ENGG4xxx Integrated Engineering 4 (2cp) OR ENGG4064 Advanced Engineering Design A (6cp) (see note 1) OR ENGG4065 Advanced Engineering Design B (6cp) (see note 1) OR AERO4711 Advanced Aerospace Project 3 (see note 1)

- Exactly 12cp of MATH1xxxx units: MATH1001 Differential Calculus (3cp) AND MATH1002 Linear Algebra (3cp) AND MATH1003 Integral Calculus AND Modelling (3cp) MATH1005 Statistics (3cp)

- A minimum of 12cp (see note 2) from either AMME4111-4112 Thesis A & B (6cp+6cp) OR CHNG4811-CHNG4812 Thesis A & B (6cp+6cp) OR CIVL4022-4023 Thesis A & B (6cp+6cp) OR ELEC4712-4713 Thesis A & B (6cp+6cp) OR AMME4010 Major Industrial Project (24cp) OR CHNG4203 Major Industrial Project (24cp) OR ELEC4714 Major Industrial Project (24cp)

Note 1. The Advanced Engineering units are only available to students who have been accepted into the relevant year of the Advanced Engineering program.

Note 2. All Thesis A units are mutually prohibited (meaning that only one can be completed), and all Thesis B units have the associated Thesis A unit as a pre-requisite. Students may undertake only the Thesis units relevant to their stream.

Block 2 - Software Core (Min CP: 102,Max CP: 102)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2007	Algorithms and Complexity	6	Semester 2
COMP2129	Operating Systems and Machine Principles	6	Semester 1
COMP3615	Computer Science Project	6	Semester 2
COMP5348	Enterprise Scale Software Architecture	6	Semester 2
ELEC1601	Introduction to Computer Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC3609	Internet Software Platforms	6	Semester 2
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
INFO1103	Introduction to Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO1105	Data Structures	6	Semester 2 Summer Early Summer Main
INFO2110	Systems Analysis and Modelling	6	Semester 2
INFO2120	Database Systems 1	6	Semester 1
INFO2315	Introduction to IT Security	6	Semester 2
INFO3220	Object Oriented Design	6	Semester 1
INFO3315	Human-Computer Interaction	6	Semester 2
INFO3402	Management of IT Projects and Systems	6	Semester 1
MATH2069	Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory	6	Semester 1

Note: Complete all 17 units of study (102 credit points) from this table

Block 3 - Software Specialist - Fundamentals (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BUSS1030	Accounting, Business and Society	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP2022	Models of Computation	6	Semester 2
COMP2121	Principles of Distributed Systems and Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC1103	Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC2103	Simulation and Numerical Solutions in Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC2104	Electronic Devices and Circuits	6	Semester 2
ELEC2302	Signals and Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC2602	Digital Logic	6	Semester 1
INFO1003	Foundations of Information Technology	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
MATH2061	Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus	6	Semester 1 Summer Main
MKTG1001	Marketing Principles	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
PHYS1001	Physics 1 (Regular)	6	Semester 1
PHYS1003	Physics 1 (Technological)	6	Semester 2
PHYS2213	Physics 2EE	6	Semester 2

Note: 1st and 2nd year Single Degree Electives

Block 4 - Software Specialist - Electives (Min CP: 30,Max CP: 54)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP3109	Programming Languages and Paradigms	6	Semester 2
COMP3308	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	6	Semester 1
COMP3419	Graphics and Multimedia	6	Semester 2
COMP3456	Computational Methods for Life Sciences	6
COMP3520	Operating Systems Internals	6	Semester 2
COMP3608	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)	6	Semester 1
COMP5045	Computational Geometry	6	Semester 1
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5048	Visual Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5116	Design of Networks & Distributed Systems	6	Semester 2
COMP5206	Information Technologies and Systems	6	Semester 1
COMP5213	Computer and Network Organisation	6	Semester 1
COMP5318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5338	Advanced Data Models	6	Semester 2
COMP5415	Multimedia Design and Authoring	6	Semester 2
COMP5416	Advanced Network Technologies	6	Semester 2
COMP5424	Information Technology in Biomedicine	6	Semester 1
COMP5425	Multimedia Retrieval	6	Semester 1
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC3104	Engineering Electromagnetics	6	Semester 1
ELEC3203	Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC3204	Power Electronics and Applications	6	Semester 1
ELEC3206	Electrical Energy Conversion Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC3304	Control	6	Semester 2
ELEC3305	Digital Signal Processing	6	Semester 1
ELEC3404	Electronic Circuit Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC3405	Communications Electronics and Photonics	6	Semester 2
ELEC3505	Communications	6	Semester 1
ELEC3506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC3607	Embedded Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC3608	Computer Architecture	6	Semester 2
ELEC3610	E-Business Analysis and Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC3702	Management for Engineers	6	Semester 2
ELEC3802	Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC3803	Bioelectronics [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC4505	Digital Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC4706	Project Management	6	Semester 1
ELEC5101	Antennas and Propagation	6	Semester 2
ELEC5203	Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5204	Power Systems Analysis and Protection	6	Semester 1
ELEC5205	High Voltage Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5206	Sustainable Energy Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5207	Advanced Power Conversion Technologies	6	Semester 2
ELEC5208	Intelligent Electricity Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5211	Power System Dynamics and Control	6	Semester 1
ELEC5212	Power System Planning and Markets	6	Semester 2
ELEC5303	Computer Control System Design [not Offered 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5402	Digital Integrated Circuit Design	6
ELEC5403	Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 1
ELEC5507	Error Control Coding	6	Semester 1
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5510	Satellite Communication Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5511	Optical Communication Systems	6	Semester 1
ELEC5512	Optical Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5516	Electrical and Optical Sensor Design	6	Semester 1
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5615	Advanced Computer Architecture	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5617	Topics in Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5621	Digital Systems Design	6
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2
ELEC5701	Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5803	Advanced Bioelectronics [Not Offered 2019]	6	Semester 1
INFO3404	Database Systems 2	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO3504	Database Systems 2 (Adv)	6	Semester 2
INFO3551	Information Technology Exchange	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 Int January Int July
INFO5301	Information Security Management	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5990	Professional Practice in IT	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5991	Services Science Management and Engineering	6	Semester 2
INFO5992	Understanding IT Innovations	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5993	IT Research Methods	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO6007	Project Management in IT	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: At least 42cp are required from Software Specialist - Fundamentals/Electives blocks.

3rd Year Electives: It is recommended to take at least 2 units from Level 4 Units and 3 units from Level 3 Units.

Block 6 - Engineering General Electives (Max CP: 12)

Note: Students may take 12 credit points of free general electives to complete the total number of credit points for their degree. Students may take the following units of study as free general electives, provided they satisfy any prerequisite, quota, departmental permission or any other requirements of the units, and the units are not essentially the same or prohibited units for any of the other units in their degree.

(1) Any units of study from the Faculties of: (i) Engineering and Information Technologies (ii) Science (iii) Arts (iv) Sydney Business School

(2) Any other units of study approved by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Courses Committee, which will be published in an appropriate place by the Faculty.

(3) Any units of study approved by the Dean (or his/her delegate in these matters), or by the relevant Head of School or Program Director, on a case by case basis upon application by the student.