Study Software Engineering | British degree in Qatar

Software Engineering is the process of developing software to solve problems and help users to accomplish tasks to meet their needs. Software engineers focus on designing, developing and implementing software solutions using programming languages, databases and software development tools.

The qualification earned on completion of this programme is awarded by Liverpool John Moores University (UK), and all official degree certificates and transcripts are issued directly by LJMU.

Students who successfully complete the programme of study at Oryx Universal College in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University will be invited to participate in the annual graduation ceremony organised by Oryx Universal College in Qatar.

Admissions criteria

Qatari Qualifications

Qatari General Secondary Education Certificate (Al-Thanawiyya Al-Amma) 60% or above
Minimum IELTS score of 5.0 (no single element less than 4.0) or recognised equivalent English language proficiency (eg. TOEFL, Cambridge Advanced, PTE etc.)

Students who have completed bridging programmes will also be considered.

IGCSE & AS Level

Minimum 5 IGCSE passes (including grade C or above in Mathematics and English Language)
Minimum of 2 AS Levels (grade D or above)

Other qualifications

Other equivalent secondary education qualifications will be considered.

Students with A Levels, Qatar Associate Degree, a Foundation qualification or other qualifications that could be equivalent may be accepted for advanced entry into year 2 (level 4) of the 4-year degree.

Additionally, the OUC Admissions department may request the student to undertake an entry assessment to determine eligibility to the programme.

Course modules

Year 1 (Level 3)

Year 2 (Level 4)

Year 3 (Level 5)

Year 4 (Level 6)

Core modules

Project Study
Foundation Mathematics for Engineering and Technology 1
Foundation Mathematics for Engineering and Technology 2
Algorithms, Computing and Programming
Academic English Skills 1
Academic English Skills 2

Core modules

Introduction to Programming
Computer Systems
Professional Practice
Data Modelling
Software Engineering Principles
Software Engineering Workshop
Introduction to Web Development

Core modules

Group Project
Database Systems
Object-Oriented Systems
Data Structures and Algorithms
Automata, Languages and Computation
Mobile and Web Development

Core modules

Project
User Experience Design
Applied Data Science
Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
Embedded Systems

Course Fees

Registration fee	QAR 1,000 (single payment, non-refundable, non-deductible)
Tuition fee	QAR 77,000 (per annum)

All fees are payable to Oryx Universal College W.L.L., Qatar; approved as a higher education provider by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the State of Qatar.

Career opportunities

Software engineers’ roles are to create computer programmes that become the building blocks of our digital world. They work collaboratively on team projects and need the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing. Software developers are critical resources for any computerised system, infrastructure and technology. Therefore, the demand for Software engineers is rapidly growing in the job market and it is not expected to slow down anytime soon.

Some of the career options for you:

Computer Programmer/ Code developer
Quality Assurance engineer
Web and App Developer
Application Software Engineer/ Developer
Database Administrator/ Engineer/ Architect
Project Manager
System Support Engineer

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme. Please see the programme specification document for further details on this course.

Programme Specification - 3 Years

Programme Specification - 4 Years

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