Software development - XM0077
Software development
Print & ShareIf you love code but also want to shape the bigger picture for software projects, this is for you. Software developers are critical thinkers who consider all aspects of the business problem, pay attention to the user experience, collaborate with team members and direct the type of code that needs to be developed.
Businesses value software development highly—it helps them differentiate themselves from competitors by improving customer experience, facilitating new or improved products and optimising operations.
Software development is one of four flagship majors for the Bachelor of Information Technology. You can also study software development as a minor. This course allows you to explore your passions and design a study experience that’s uniquely you. You’ll be able to choose from a wide range of units depending on where your interests lie, or even complete the extended major, with additional units like games programming and e-business.
What you’ll learn:
- how to analyse an organisation’s requirements then design, implement and maintain the right software applications – for web, mobile and large-scale enterprise systems
- web fundamentals, systems development, databases and usability
- learn the Python programming language and optionally, C++ or Java
- the option to study mobile app development, web database interfaces and more
- team-based development, IT project management and quality assurance
As a software development graduate, you’ll be in-demand from both large tech companies and small startups. Your options are many – become a mobile developer, web developer, full stack developer, DevOps engineer, UI/UX developer, the choice is yours.
This area of study is offered in the following courses or can be taken where you have 8 free electives. To see if you can take this area of study within a double degree select from the course offering below.
- Architectural Studies and Information Technology
- Business and Information Technology
- Commerce and Information Technology
- Criminology and Information Technology
- Design and Information Technology
- Digital Business and Information Technology
- Engineering and Information Technology
- Fine Art and Information Technology
- Global Studies and Information Technology
- Information Technology
- Information Technology and Arts
- Information Technology and Science
- Laws and Information Technology
Bevan Forbes' Monash IT Story
Thanks to Monash IT's IBL Program, Bevan Forbes walked straight from his Bachelor of Software Engineering into the role of Fraud & Forensics Consultant at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC).