Bachelor of Science (Honours) Software Development

Software development is the creation and maintenance of software products. These products range from mobile phone apps to highly complex software control systems such as those found in self driving cars. In the broad sense, it includes everything from initial concept identification and design through to the final production of software. It can include identification of required software, analysis of software requirements, system design, programming, testing and maintenance.

This course equips students with the range of skills required to become competent software developers. Students follow our new ‘learning-by-doing’ model in first year with continuous assessment replacing final exams. Modules for the first three years include a broad range of subjects and an industry work placement. Year 4 concentrates on state-of-the-art, high-level software development topics such as: secure app development, data science, distributed systems and an extensive project.

Leaving Certificate:

• 2H5 & 4O6/H7

Subjects required:

• English or Irish O6/H7
• Mathematics O6/H7

You need to complete credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://www.itcarlow.ie/courses/type/undergraduate-cao-courses/computing-networking-courses/cw238.htm

Graduates have the option to progress to postgraduate studies at either masters or doctoral level within the gameCORE Research Centre at Institute of Technology Carlow or elsewhere. Graduates are also eligible to undertake the MSc in Data Science or the MSc in IT Management at Institute of Technology Carlow.

You can join one of the following careers:

• Software Developer
• Web Developer