Software Engineering Specialisation (GDip ProEng)

About the course

This Software Engineering specialisation provides postgraduate students from other disciplines with focused knowledge in key software engineering areas. It is delivered as a set of four units that can be taken within the Graduate Diploma in Professional Engineering, helping you broaden expertise and tailor study to career goals. It also provides a pathway for entry to the Master of Professional Engineering (Software Engineering). The programme deepens expertise in software architecture, data systems, and emerging technologies for advanced IT leadership.

Career outcome

Completing this specialisation can help you move into software engineering roles by adding recognised software engineering capability to an existing discipline background. Graduates may pursue work in software development and engineering teams across technology, engineering and digital industries, contributing to analysis, design, implementation and delivery of software-based systems. This is postgraduate specialisation study in IT & Computer Science within professional engineering.

Living Costs in Perth**

Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 17 - 23	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,255 - 1,660	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 866 - 1,146
Transportation (Daily) A$ 6 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 243 - 321

Average Salary***

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***Source: PayScale.com (2026)