BEng Digital and Software Engineering

Study Duration

Four years

Study type

Full-time

Application deadlines

Open to apply 

Award

Bachelor’s degree

Why study this programme?

The BEng Digital and Software Engineering programme equips students with cutting-edge knowledge, technical skills, and ethical values to thrive as professional software engineers. You’ll learn to design, develop, and maintain high-quality software systems that meet industry needs and standards.

Programme Objectives

  • Equip students with a strong foundation in programming, software design, and systems development.

  • Develop professional competencies to design, implement, and maintain high-quality software systems.

  • Foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative project management skills.

  • Encourage ethical practice and lifelong learning to adapt to emerging technologies.

  • Prepare graduates for immediate employment in the software industry or further academic study.

Admissions Requirements

Direct entry requirements to the programme for international certificate holders:

A Level

Minimum grades of C in three A-Level subjects including Math.

English language: Minimum grade C in GCSE or IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall / TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall
IB

Minimum 24 points, with minimum score of 3 in Maths at Higher Level or 4 at Standard Level.

English language: Minimum score of 5 in English at Standard level or minimum score of 4 in English at Higher level or IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall/TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall
Indian School Certificate

Pass in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Indian State Board Examinations with a score of not less than 55% in Math.

English language:  IELTS (Academic): Minimum of 5.0 overall/TOEFL (iBT): Minimum of 64 overall

 

Admission requirements for GED certificate holders:

*Applicants with General Education Diploma (GED) or its equivalent (equivalency by the Ministry of Education) will be admitted to the foundation year, subject to satisfying the following criteria:
Certificate Grade
Omani General Education Diploma (GED)

A General Education Diploma pass with:

  • an overall score of 60%
  • a minimum of 55% in English 
  • a minimum of 60% in Pure Maths OR Applied Maths

 

*Applicants with less than the above entry requirements can still apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Exemption from Foundation Year: Applicants with IELTS (Academic) 5.0 or TOEFL (iBT) 64 and IC3 can be exempted from the Foundation Modules if they also pass the MU Math exit test.

*Applicants who successfully completed the foundation year in any other higher education institution can be admitted directly to the programme.

 

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    Modules

    Total 4 years credits: 480 credits.

    YEAR 1

    • Programming 1

    • Mathematics 1

    • Professional Skills for Engineers

    • Introduction to Software Engineering

    • Algorithms and Data Structures

    • Digital Logic and Computer Architecture

    • Discrete Mathematics

    • Programming 2

    •  

    YEAR 2

    Interim award of Diploma

    • Principles of Database Systems

    • Fundamentals of Data Communications and Networking

    • Introduction to Operating Systems

    • Web Systems Development

    • Software Requirement Engineering and Analysis

    • Software Design and Architecture

    • Ethics in Computing

    •  

    YEAR 3

    Interim award of Advanced Diploma

    • Professional Placement Year

    • Entrepreneurship

    YEAR 4

    • Core modules:

    • Software Testing and Quality Assurance

    • Mobile Application Development

    • Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity for Software Engineers

    • Software Engineering Capstone Project 1& 2

    • -General Pathway (select two):

    • Blockchain Technology and Applications

    • Cloud Computing

    • Emerging Trends in Software Engineering

    • Special Topics in Software Engineering

    • -Software Development Pathway (select two):

    • IoT and Edge Computing

    • Natural Language Processing

    • Advanced Data Structure and Algorithms

    • Special Topics in Software Engineering

    • -Software Management Pathway (select two):

    • Professional & Legal Issues in Software Engineering

    • Human-Computer Interaction

    • Emerging Trends in Software Engineering

    • Special Topics in Software Engineering      

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