With great communication skills, you’ll become the managerial interface between a business and its software system. You’ll learn to design, code, test and manage large and complex software systems. Working on complex software development environments, operating systems, communications, web software, databases and varied applications, you will undertake studies in all facets of the software engineering process. Software engineering focuses on the software development life cycle, but goes beyond programming to assess and meet customer needs, and design and test software. Developing software solutions often involves assembling extensive amounts of code into working applications, as well as updating and fixing problems in existing software. A degree in software engineering is for you if you: want to develop large-scale software enjoy working as part of a team want to create highly efficient products and systems enjoy maths and systems design combined with computer science Career As everyday life becomes more dependent on computers and computer systems, the need for highly skilled software engineers grows. There are almost limitless opportunities for qualified graduates. You could gain employment as a software developer, tester, software architect or designer. There is also team leader, project manager and executive-level positions in software development projects. RMIT graduates have gone on to work at a range of organizations including: Telstra IBM ANZ Pathway options When you successfully complete the Associate Degree in Information Technology and achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0, you may be eligible for entry in the Bachelor of Software Engineering with 2 semesters of advanced standing (equivalent to 96 credit points). Alternatively, you can gain entry from RMIT Foundation Studies or a range of vocational study programs. Further study When you successfully complete the Bachelor of Software Engineering you may be eligible for entry to the Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours). Alternatively, you may be eligible for entry into other RMIT honours or other postgraduate programs.