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Software Engineering Major (M ProEng)

Masters.
Curtin University

300

in world overall ranking*

17

in local overall ranking*
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About the course

This software engineering major within Curtin’s Master of Professional Engineering develops the ability to analyse user needs and design, build and test complex software systems using engineering principles. You’ll work in teams on large-scale projects, building collaboration and advanced technical skills for diverse software challenges. The major includes at least 12 weeks of engineering professional practice and culminates in a final-year research project in software engineering at master’s level.

Career outcome

Graduates are prepared for roles designing and delivering complex software in multidisciplinary environments. Typical job outcomes include software engineer, software developer and software architect, contributing across the software lifecycle from requirements to testing and deployment. Opportunities span IT and communications as well as software-intensive sectors such as healthcare and finance. This major supports professional practice and advanced capability development in software engineering at master’s level.


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*Source: QS World University Subjects Rankings (2026)
**Source: numbeo.com
***Source: PayScale.com (2026)

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Curtin Perth

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MJRP-SWENG

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+61 3 9663 5333

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australia@augstudy.com

Scholarships

tick iconCURTIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS - ALUMNI AND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

25% of tuition fees

tick iconCURTIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS - MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

25% of tuition fees

tick iconCURTIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS - AUSTRALIAN YEAR 12 SCHOLARSHIP

25% of tuition fees

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