Master’s Programme in Software Engineering
120 credits
- Period : 2023-August-28 until 2025-June-08
- Location: Karlskrona
- Type of instruction: On campus, day, full-time
- Application code: BTH-90583
- Language of instruction: The teaching language is English.
- Programme syllabus: Download
Welcome letter (published 3 weeks before start)
Analyse, adapt and apply. Meet future needs with an education that gives you a wide capacity to understand software engineering – from start to finish, and every step in between.
The programme is developed to meet the needs of students, industry, and academia. It has a strong focus on preparing you for employment in both business and research organisations, and elective courses enable you to create your unique profile of skills.
The tuition fee is SEK 60 000 per semester, one semester corresponds to 30 ECTS credits. EU/EEA citizens are not required to pay fees.
Programme manager Mikael and the student Inshal share their views on the programme. (3:08)
Programme content
Software Evolution and Maintenance Project 7.5 hp
Software Metrics 7.5 hp
Software Architectures and Quality 7.5 hp
Software Testing 7.5 hp
Requirements Engineering and Product Management 7.5 hp
Agile and Lean Software Development 7.5 hp
Software Quality Management 7.5 hp
Seminar Series in Software Engineering 7.5 hp
Master's Thesis (120 credits) in Software Engineering 30 hp
Machine Learning 7.5 hp
Advanced Topic in Software Engineering 7.5 hp
Applied Artificial Intelligence 7.5 hp
Software Security 7.5 hp
Decision Support Systems 7.5 hp
Multiprocessor Programming 7.5 hp
Applied Cloud Computing and Big Data 7.5 hp
Programming in UNIX Environment 7.5 hp
Social Sustainability in Product- and Service Development 7.5 hp
Mathematical Statistics 7.5 hp
Performance Optimization 7.5 hp
Research Methodologies in Software Engineering and Computer Science 7.5 hp
Software engineering
Elective courses
Engineering and research methodology
Create software that meets future challenges
The Master’s programme in Software Engineering deals with the complex challenges facing the software developers of the future. You acquire a wide understanding and base of knowledge through education and training in advanced concepts within software engineering, covering the entire development process. You learn how to construct and test software products to meet the challenges of tomorrow, with high demands on efficiency and quality. You also learn how to reflect upon and improve modern development processes.
From start to finish – each process, step and action
The education provides you with the skills and knowledge required to engineer software systems from the initial planning and scoping of projects, to the process of development, testing and delivery of the software system itself. The courses cover both engineering and working methodology and you will study subjects such as project planning, software quality, and research methodology.
Note! The course list is tentative. See the programme syllabus for an established course list.
Courses autumn semester 2023
Software Architectures and Quality, 7,5 credits
Requirements Engineering and Product Management, 7,5 credits
Agile and Lean Software Development, 7,5 credits
Seminar Series in Software Engineering, 7,5 credits
Courses spring semester 2024
Research Methodologies in Software Engineering and Computer Science, 7,5 credits
Software Metrics, 7,5 credits
Software Testing, 7,5 credits
Decision Support Systems, 7,5 credits *
Social Sustainability in Product- and Service Development, 7,5 credits *
Mathematical Statistics, 7,5 credits *
* Valbar kurs
Courses autumn semester 2024
Software Evolution and Maintenance Project, 7,5 credits
Software Quality Management, 7,5 credits
Machine Learning, 7,5 credits *
Advanced Topic in Software Engineering, 7,5 credits *
Applied Artificial Intelligence, 7,5 credits *
Software Security, 7,5 credits *
Multiprocessor Programming, 7,5 credits *
Applied Cloud Computing and Big Data, 7,5 credits *
Programming in UNIX Environment, 7,5 credits *
Performance Optimization, 7,5 credits *
* Valbar kurs
Courses spring semester 2025
Master's Thesis (120 credits) in Software Engineering, 30 credits
Students who apply for a course or programme, and meet the general and specific entry requirements, compete with one another for available places. When there are more qualified applicants than there are places for an education, the places are distributed through a selection. The selection is made according to selection method 1. Read about the selection procedure here.
The study programmes at BTH are continuously monitored and developed through yearly follow-up dialogues, course evaluations after each completed course, and programme evaluations. Results from follow-ups and evaluations can lead to changes in the programmes. These changes are always communicated to the students.
Each educational programme is tied to an advisory board that discusses issues such as the quality of the programme, its development, and relevance for the labour market. In the advisory board, or a committee to the advisory board, teachers, external members, students and alumni are represented.
The programme is focused on the software development process currently used in industry and practical knowledge that software engineers need today.
Muhammad
Student, Master’s Programme in Software Engineering
Research
BTH is one of the highest ranked universities in the world in the research area applied software engineering. The focus of the work is to develop software that helps companies become more competitive. This Master’s programme is strongly linked to that research.
Ericsson Space Lab
As a student within the programme, you will get access to Ericsson Space Lab (2:26)
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On BTH’s main campus in Karlskrona, you will find our programmes and courses in engineering, IT, spatial planning, industrial economics and health sciences.
Campus Karlskrona is located right next to the water, and there is even a swimming jetty 50 meters from the lecture halls. From the modern library’s study areas, you have a nice view of the sea and outside there are exercise trails that take you through the woods and along the beach.
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