Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Conjoint - Software Engineering

The University of Auckland

Both Design and Engineering are focused on finding the best solutions for current challenges and potential futures. In the BDes/BE(Hons) conjoint, you can bring the two disciplines together to better prepare yourself to respond to our changing world. Find your niche in one of ten specialisations within Engineering. Tackle real-world and imagined issues in Design, using digital, material and emerging technologies. The combination of these two fields gives you a solid foundation in appropriate technologies and sustainable solutions for future realities. Your Engineering specialisation, Design skills and personal interests can impact what you pursue. With technical skills, a creative problem-solving approach and strategic design methods, you’ll easily adapt to the technologically-driven nature of many industries. Many organisations are adding designers to the engineering teams and vice versa to ensure all projects are thoroughly tested, revised and correctly implemented, with full consideration of their socio-cultural impact.Software Engineering combines computer science, engineering and mathematics to design, develop and test the integral foundations of today’s technology. Software Engineering is behind many of the technologies we now take for granted. It is seen in virtually all sectors of today’s economy, from handheld smart devices to cloud services and large telecommunications networks. Offered by our Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering, the specialisation covers software architecture, system performance, testing and quality assurance, requirements engineering, human-computer interaction, and documentation. Because it is largely project-oriented, software engineers also familiarise themselves with the ethical, social, legal, economical and safety issues relevant to users today.