Department of Software Engineering and Information System

Introduction

The Department of Software Engineering and Information System was formed at the same time with the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology in October 1998. The department offers Bachelor of Software Engineering with Honours programme.

Objectives

The Department of Software Engineering and Information System was set up to:

1. Offer courses related to Software Engineering and Information System, which are needed to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of system application in the organisation,
2. Produce skilled graduates in the technical aspects of software development including tool usage,
3. Produce graduates who are expert in managing software development, in determining the needs of the information system of an organisation and in overcoming human problems caused by information system,
4. Produce graduates who are able to assist an organisation in identifying and providing information technology needs, and
5. Become an outstanding teaching and research institution in Software Engineering and Information System.

Academic Programme

The Department of Software Engineering and Information System offers the Bachelor in Software Engineering with Honours programme. The aims of the programme are to: 

1. Emphasize the main principle of Software Engineering, methods and software tools for system software development.
2. Produce graduates who are expert in software management project, software quality and using software development tools.
3. Provide graduates with extensive knowledge on current technology and adequate education training to enable them to handle future undertakings.

Career Structure

Software Engineering graduates have bright job prospects in both public and private sectors, especially those related to computer industry. Positions that could be filled include:

• » Analyst/Programmer
• » Software Engineer
• » System Analyst
• » System Developer
• » Software Tester
• » Software Architect Engineer
• » Web Developer
• » Project Manager

 Graduates are also qualified to proceed with postgraduate studies.

Updated:: 05/06/2026 [aimiaqilah]