Master of Software Engineering
Course code: MC-SOFTENG
3 years full time / 6 years part time
2 years full time (or part time equivalent) with relevant prior qualifications
March, July
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
Access Melbourne is available
March, July
AUD $62,976 (2026 indicative first year fee)
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Career outcomes
Overview
Careers
As a software engineer, you could work in banking and finance, human-computer interaction, technology consulting, health and more.
Transferrable skillset
You’ll gain a transferable skillset that will be highly valued in management consulting, finance, business analysis, project management and many other areas. Our graduate are qualified for a diverse range of work including:
- Games and Entertainment
- Cybersecurity
- Disaster Management
- Energy and Commodities
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Telecommunications
- Traffic and Transport
- Accenture
- Adelphi Digital Consulting Group
- Airservices Australia
- ANZ
- Deloitte
- Leidos
- Microsoft
- Telstra
- Software Engineer
- IT Manager
- UX Designer
- Web Application Developer
- Consultant
- Android/iOS Developer
- Software Developer
- Front-end Developer
- Payment Systems Developer
Accreditation
An internationally recognised qualification
The Master of Software Engineering is professionally recognised under EUR-Inf® and the Washington Accord (through Engineers Australia), so graduates can work as engineers in Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, US, and more.
The Master of Software Engineering is also recognised by the Australian Computer Society.
Profile
Zachary Ho
"My degree gave me the tools to build software that solves user problems. I also got a foot in the door with industry through the internship subject which gave me a leg up when securing my current job at Canva."
Graduate pathways
Once you've completed your undergraduate degree, you can go on to gain employment or begin a graduate degree and work towards a professional qualification such as law, engineering or medicine. Or you could join our graduate research community and contribute to our world-changing research.
Your graduate degree will be internationally recognised, and set you apart from those who study a traditional Australian single or double degree.
Explore the graduate pathways available once you complete your undergraduate degree here.