The degree gives a foundation necessary for students to be able to handle modern professional software development both from a technical aspect as well as from a project management one. The nature of modern software is so diverse that without a structured, hierarchical and rigorous approach to development, it is impossible to obtain the degree quality that is widely expected from local and international software houses. This degree will therefore give students the necessary skills to be able to analyse both solution and process while bringing to bear the right technology(ies) to solve specific problems while affording the required solution quality. For this, students following this Degree programme will be exposed to various modeling methodologies, techniques and notations, software engineering practices, modern programming languages and approaches (including procedural, object-oriented and scripting paradigms) as well as their applicability and worth to the nature of the solution, business modelling methods, software construction for today’s mobile devices using the latest technologies and features, data modeling and management, information system design, “Cloud” technology, software project management, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning, e-services, and many other skills. The course teaches essential skills noticeably required by industry from both a conceptual and practical perspective that would enable the graduate to tackle even the most tasking of software projects and the teams of people working on them. As ICT development strategy and environment changes, graduates from this Degree programme will be able to re-orientate accordingly.

Applicants must satisfy the General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in Maltese, English Language and Mathematics. Applicants must also satisfy the following Special Course Requirements: please see the full list of courses and extra requirements on the website.