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Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
General Office:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Head Hall, Room D36
and/or
Faculty of Computer Science
Information Technology Centre, Room ITC314
Mailing Address:
Program Coordinator, Software Engineering Program
Faculty of Engineering/Faculty of Computer Science
University of New Brunswick,
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, N.B.,
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone:
(506) 453-4561 or (506) 453-4566
Fax:
(506) 453-3589 or (506) 453-3566
Email:
swe@unb.ca
Website:
http://www.unb.ca/swe
General Information
Software Engineering was established at UNB as a separate discipline in 2000. The BScSwE is
administered jointly by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Faculty
of Computer Science. The program educates professionals who apply engineering techniques to
the design, implementation, test and maintenance of software products. Students graduating
from the program will be eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer and an Information
Systems Professional.
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The BScSwE is designed as a four-year program or five years if undertaken in conjunction with
the Co-op or Professional Experience Program. Students entering the program are strongly
encouraged to participate in either Co-op or PEP, as it is widely recognized that the experience
gained is a valuable component of a Software Engineering background. A description of these
Cooperative Education Programs is found in the Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of
Science in Engineering degree program descriptions.
The Faculty of Computer Science also offers the following degree programs:
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Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Information Systems
The Faculty of Engineering also offers the following degree program:
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Curriculum
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The program is designed to be completed in 8 study terms. Because the BScSwE is considered
an engineering degree, the General Regulations, including minimum credit hour requirements
that are listed under Bachelor of Science in Engineering, apply to the BScSwE program.The
program consists of required “core” courses, basic science electives, technical electives and
complementary studies electives. The first year of the program is common with other
Engineering programs allowing transfers without penalty after one year. Students transferring
from New Brunswick Community Colleges will be eligible to receive up to one year of credits
toward the Software Engineering degree. A minimum grade of C is required for all courses used
for credit towards the BScSwE degree.
Core Courses
CHEM 1982 General Applied Chemistry
CHEM 1987 General Chemistry Laboratory
CS 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming
CS 1073 Introduction to Computer Programming I (in Java)
CS 1083 Introduction to Computer Programming II (in Java)
CS 1303 Discrete Structures
CS 2043 Software Engineering I
CS 2253 Machine Level Programming
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CS 2333 Computability and Formal Languages
CS 2383 Data Structures and Algorithms
CS 3383 Algorithm Design and Analysis
CS 3413 Operating Systems I
CS 3503 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management
CS 3613 Programming Languages
ECE 1813 Electricity and Magnetism
ECE 2213 Digital Systems
ECE 2412 Simulation and Engineering Analysis or CS 31132 Introduction to Numerical Methods
ECE 2701 Electric Circuits and Electronics (for non-electricals)
ECE 3221 Computer Organization
ECE 3232 Embedded Systems Design
ECE 3242 Computer Architecture
ECE 3812 Data Communications and Networking or CS 3873¹ Net-centric Computing
ENGG 1001 Engineering Practice Lecture Series
ENGG 1003 Engineering Technical Communications
ENGG 1015 Introduction to Engineering Design & Problem Solving
ENGG 4013 Law & Ethics for Engineers
INFO 1103 Data and Information Management
MATH 1003 Introduction to Calculus I
MATH 1013 Introduction to Calculus II
MATH 1503 Linear Algebra
ME 3232 Engineering Economics or CE 3963 Engineering Economy
PHYS 1081 Foundations of Physics for Engineers
STAT 2593 Probability and Statistics for Engineers
SWE 4040 Software Engineering Design Project or ENGG 4025 Multidisciplinary Design Project
SWE 4103 Software Quality and Project Management
SWE 4203 Software Evolution and Maintenance
SWE 4403 Software Architecture and Design Patterns
Notes:
1.
ECE 3812 or CS 3873 may be taken interchangeably, but the technical electives ECE 4823
,and CS 5865 require ECE 3812 and CS 3873 respectively.
2.
ECE 2412 or CS 3113 may be taken interchangeably.
Electives
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Basic Science Electives
Core courses in Basic Science include CHEM 1982 and CHEM 1987 . A minimum of 8ch of other
Basic Science courses must be chosen from Physics, Chemistry, and the life or earth sciences.
Students with credit in APSC 1013 and APSC 1023 may drop the basic science minimum to 6 ch.
Technical Electives
Each student is required to take a minimum of 12 ch of technical elective courses, chosen from
the following list. Other senior level courses may be taken subject to approval by the Software
Engineering Coordinator.
CS 2053 Introduction to Game Development
CS 3025 Human-Computer Interaction
CS 3043 Software Engineering II
CS 4405 Operating Systems II
CS 4725 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS 4735 Computer Graphics
CS 4745 Introduction to Parallel Processing
CS 4815 Advanced Computer Architectures
CS 4905 Introduction to Compiler Construction
CS 4935 Advanced Algorithmic Techniques
CS 5725 Neural Networks
CS 5865 Advanced Data Communications and Networking
ECE 4433 Safety-Critical System Design
ECE 4823 Communications Network Engineering
ECE 4913 Independent Project
ECE 4923 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
ECE 4943 Topics in Computer Engineering
INFO 3103 E-business Software Development
INFO 3303 Enterprise Information Systems
INFO 3403 Information System Administration
SWE 4303 Performance Analysis of Computer Systems
SWE 4913 Independent Project
Complementary Studies Electives
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The program requires 9 credit hours (typically three 3 credit hour courses) of Complementary
Studies Electives (CSE). The choice of courses is subject to the following restrictions:
1.
Three credit hours must be a humanities and social sciences course addressing the
impact of technology on society. A list of appropriate courses is available from the BScSwE
program coordinator.
2.
The remaining three credit hours may be taken from Administration, Technology
Management and Entrepreneurship (TME) or the Humanities and Social Sciences. No more
than three credit hours of language courses may be used for credit toward the BScSWE
Degree.
3.
At least three additional credit hours must be in the Humanities and Social Sciences
(HSS). This includes courses from Classics, English, History, Philosophy, World Literature and
Culture Studies (WLCS), Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
Students are encouraged to seek out courses of interest and value to them. Other
complementary studies courses may be taken subject to approval by the Software Engineering
Coordinator.
General Notes
1. UNIV 1001 will not be counted for credit toward degree programs offered by the Faculty of
Computer Science.
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