Software Engineering
Software engineering is the scientific, disciplined and quantifiable approach to developing, operating and maintaining complex software systems. These software systems include operating systems, networks, real-time and embedded systems, distributed and parallel systems, as well as engineering, scientific and business application software.
The Software Engineering programme at Waikato emphasises the software engineering process, formal methods for software engineering, and human-computer interaction. This means that, wherever possible, we develop and use processes that are demonstrably reliable, we use systematic techniques to test software systems, we work on formally proving that safety critical systems operate correctly under all possible operating conditions, and we place strong emphasis on the vitally important interface between critical, complex systems and the people who use them or are affected by them.
Once you graduate you will be well suited for all areas of employment that require development of high quality software that is possibly safety -or mission- critical.
Qualifications
If you have an interest in Software Engineering, you can study towards a number of qualifications, in particular:
School subjects required
You must gain University Entrance, including a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Calculus and at least 14 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in two or more approved subjects. Some first-year papers, such as MATH101 and MATH102, have specific prerequisites so check the paper list carefully.
Papers
Also refer to the Degree Planner below: