Programme Name and Duration
The programme name is Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BSSE) and is hosted at the Department of Networks. The programme runs for 4 academic years comprising of four (8) semesters.
Programme Description
The programme equips a Software Engineering Graduate with an adequate grasp of the principles and techniques required to produce software systems on time, within budget and with few or no defects. Our graduate is expected to apply these principles of engineering to the design, development, maintaining, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software work. Thus, the training given in our program ensures that our graduates have a personal, business and technical skill to advance their career wherever they want to go. In particular, we prepare them to understand that choosing an occupation, getting that first graduate job, and growing in that job will require planning, self awareness, flexibility and a forward-looking attitude to help manage the personal transitions, as well as the technological and economic changes of the future. In that regard, BSSE program offers diverse career options as including:
- Software developer/ engineer,
- Software architect,
- Analyst/ programmer,
- Games developer,
- Project manager,
- Mobile application developer,
- Test analyst/engineer
Target Group
The programme targets three categories of people, namely A level certificate holders and Diploma holders and Degree holders in relevant programmes.
The programme targets to enroll 100 students on day and 100 students on evening and hence a total of 200 students.
Nature of the Programme
This programme cater is a day programme for all government sponsored studdents and caters for both day and evening private sponsored students.
Programme Duration
The duration for the BSc. in Software Engineering degree programme is four
(4) academic years comprising 8 semesters, two practical skiling recess terms in first and second year, and a field attachment session in third year.
The general objective of the programme is to train/skill student the theory and practices of; design, development, securing and maintenance of software.
Other objectives of the BSSE programme are:
- To build human resource capacity that is proficient in software design and development in a variety of programming languages and platforms using a methodical approach for both the public and private sectors. Such human resource that is well grounded in the fundamental concepts of software engineering and able to continue their professional development throughout their
- To equip graduates with lifelong learning skills capable of functioning responsibly in diverse environments and able to work in
- To empower graduates with ability of creating their own jobs in software engineering
- To foster interdisciplinary studies which enable the application of software knowledge in non-computating disciplines.
By the end of this programmes, students will have;
- Gained knowledge of software design and development in a variety of programming languages and
- Acquired lifelong learning skills capable of functioning responsibly in diverse environments and able to work in
- The ability to create own jobs in software engineering field
- The ability to apply software knowledge in non-computating disciplines
Software engineering graduates find themselves in a variety of environments in academia, research, industry, government, private and business organizations – analyzing problems for solutions, formulating and testing systems, or working in teams for product development. Here’s a short list of research and vocational areas for BSSE graduates:
- Network Systems Engineering – Network Design, Monitoring and maintenance of net- work equipment, Notification of all network outages to customers, Troubleshooting and configuration of network device
- Software Engineering – Develop methods for the production of software systems on time, within budget, and with few or no
- Computer Theory – Investigate the fundamental theories of how computers solve problems, and apply the results to other areas of computer
- Operating Systems and Networks – Develop the basic software used by computers to supervise themselves or to communicate with other
- Software Applications – Apply computing and technology to solving problems outside the computer field – in education or medicine, for
- Computer Design and Engineering – Design new computer circuits, microchips, and other electronic components.
- Computer Architecture – Design new computer instruction sets, and combine electronic or optical components to provide powerful but cost- effective computing.
The careers are described in IEEE Computer Society and Computing; ISBN
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To qualify for admission to the B.Sc. in Software Engineering (BSSE), a candidate must fulfill the general Makerere University entry requirements for Bachelor’s degree, and in addition the candidate wil be admited to first year through three (3) avenues, namely; Direct entry, Diploma entry and degree entry schemes.
Direct Entry
A candidate must satisfy the general minimum entry requirements of Makerere University. In addition, the following regulations shall hold: Candidates seeking admission through this avenue must have obtained:
- The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent, with atleast 5 passes and a credit in English and
- At least two principal passes attained from the same sitting in Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in Mathematics and any of Physics, Economics, Chemistry, Biology,
- For purposes of computing weighted points, the advanced level subjects shall be grouped as follows.
Group | Weight | Subject |
Essential | 3 | Mathematics and one best done of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Biology |
Relevant | 2 | The third best done of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Biology |
Desirable | 1 | General Paper, Sub-Mathematics, ICT |
Others | 0.5 | All others. |
Diploma Holders
For a candidate to be admitted via the diploma scheme, s/he must:
Satisfy the general minimum entry requirements of Makerere University. In addition candidates seeking admission through this avenue must have obtained:
- At least 1 principal pass and 2 subsidiary passes from the same sitting of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent.
- Have a Honors Diploma in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, electrical/ computer engineering, Information Technology, from an institution recognized by the National Council for higher Educaation in Uganda.
- The diploma must be attained from an Institution recognized by the National Council for Higher Education in Such students will start from year 1 and do all core and elective course units.
Degree Holders
For a candidate to be admitted via the degree holder scheme, s/he must;
Satisfy the general minimum entry requirements of Makerere University. In addition candidates seeking admission through this avenue must have obtained:
- At least second class degree in line of Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, Computing, Physics, Chemistry, Education, Economics, Geography
- The degree must be attained from an Institution recognized by the National Council for Higher Education in Uganda.
Programme Structure
| CODE | COURSE NAME | CU | LH | PH | TH | CH | Type | Remark | Origin |
| Year 1 – Semester I (5 Core Courses, No Electives) – Total Credit Units=19 | |||||||||
| BSE1106 | Problem Solving and Programming Concepts | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Modifie d | NW |
| CSK1101 | Communication Skills | 4 | 30 | 60 | 60 | Core | Old | Langu | |
| BSE1107 | Mathematics for Software Engineers | 3 | 30 | – | 30 | 45 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE1108 | Technical Analysis and Design | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
| IST1101 | Foundations of Information Systems & Technology | 4 | 45 | 30 | – | 60 | Core | Old | IS |
| Audit Course | |||||||||
| CSC | Computer Literacy | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | AU | Old | CS |
Year 1 – Semester II (5 Core Courses, No Electives) – Total Credit Units=18 | |||||||||
| BSE1206 | Software Development Principles | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | Old | NW |
| MTH2203 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 | 30 | – | 30 | 45 | Core | Old | Math |
| BSE1209 | Object Oriented Programming I | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
| IST1203 | Data and Information Management I | 4 | 30 | 60 | – | 60 | Core | Old | IS |
| BSE1208 | Introduction to Web Development | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
Year I Recess (1 Core Course, No Electives) – Total Credit Units = 5 | |||||||||
| BSE1302 | Software Engineering Practical Skills Project I | 5 | – | 150 | – | 75 | Core | Old | NW |
Year 2 – Semester I (5 Core Courses, No Electives) – Total Credit Units=19 | |||||||||
| CSC2114 | Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Modifie | CS |
| CSC2100 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Old | CS |
| BSE2106 | Computer Networks | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE2105 | Formal Methods | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE2107 | Object Oriented Programming II | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
Year 2 – Semester II (5 Core Courses, No Elective) – Total Credit Units=19 | |||||||||
| CSC2200 | Operating Systems | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Modified | CS |
| BSE2206 | Data Communication | 4 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE2207 | Emerging Web Development Technologies | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE2208 | Requirements Engineering | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | Modified | NW |
| BSE2209 | Mobile Programming Project | 4 | 15 | 60 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
Year II Recess(1 Core Course, No Electives) – Total Credit Units = 5 | |||||||||
| BSE2302 | Software Engineering Practical Skills Project II | 5 | – | 150 | – | 75 | Core | Old | NW |
Year 3 – Semester I (5 Core Courses) – Total Credit Units=19 | |||||||||
| BSE3114 | Internet of Things: Technologies & Protocols | 4 | 30 | 60 | – | 60 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE3113 | Embedded Systems I | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE3104 | Software Metrics | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | Old | NW |
| CSC3119 | User Interface Design | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Modified | CS |
| Electives | |||||||||
| BSE3106 | Mobile Networks and Computing | 4 | 45 | 30 | – | 60 | Elective | old | NW |
| BSE3105 | Software Evolution | 4 | 45 | – | 30 | 60 | Elective | Old | NW |
Year 3 – Semester II (5 Core Courses, Choose ONLY 1 Elective) – Total Credit Units=18 | |||||||||
| BSE3210 | Software Architecture and Patterns | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE3211 | Software Testing and Verification | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | New | NW |
| IST2203 | Research Methodology | 4 | 45 | – | 30 | 60 | Core | Old | IT |
| CSC2206 | Machine Learning | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Core | Old | CS |
| Electives | |||||||||
| BSE3214 | Cloud Computing and Big Data | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Elective | New | NW |
| BSE3213 | Embedded Systems II | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | Elective | New | NW |
Year III Recess(1 Core Course, No Electives) – Total Credit Units = 5 | |||||||||
| BSE3302 | Field Attachment | 5 | – | 150 | – | 75 | Core | Old | NW |
Year 4 – Semester I (4 Core Courses, No Electives)- Total Credit Units=15 | |||||||||
| BSE4100 | Software Engineering Project I | 5 | – | 150 | – | 75 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE4106 | ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE4104 | Emerging Trends in Software Engineering | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | Modified | NW |
| BSE4105 | Software Integration and Deployment | 4 | 30 | 60 | – | 60 | Core | New | NW |
Year 4 – Semester II (4 Core Courses, No Electives)- Total Credit Units=15 | |||||||||
| BSE4200 | Software Engineering Project II | 5 | – | 150 | – | 75 | Core | Old | NW |
| BSE4202 | Software Security | 4 | 30 | 60 | – | 60 | Core | Modified | NW |
| BSE4203 | Software Engineering Standards & Ethics | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | New | NW |
| BSE4205 | Software Quality Management | 3 | 45 | – | – | 45 | Core | New | NW |