Software Engineering

The software engineering department maintains a pre-academic preparatory program for undergraduate studies, designed to train its graduates to meet the computer software challenges of the 21st century. During their software engineering studies, students learn about the various duties of the software engineer – beginning with the initial stage of defining needs and the product, through all stages of development – and up to the final stages of creating a marketable product, that is implemented and maintained.       

Studies in the software engineering department are all conducted in a Project Oriented environment. Developing a software product is a group effort that requires more than just professional knowhow, but also incorporates skills that are not technical in nature. These include the ability to communicate, work together as a team, delegate tasks, supervise progress and project processes, and assume responsibility for decisions. At SCE, students will benefit from a unique learning environment that enables them to acquire practical, hands-on experience, teamwork and project management.  

Graduates of the department have:

• A professional, updated and comprehensive academic toolbox
• The ability to become part of a dynamic, rapidly evolving engineering field
• The capability to participate in all software product development stages
• The capacity to lead a software engineering project
• Knowledge in planning and producing software deliverables
• Proven ability to pursue advanced studies in software engineering, computer sciences and any other corresponding scientific engineering field
• Solid knowledge in the foundations of  mathematics, natural sciences, exact sciences, computer sciences and software engineering methodologies

The Department of Software Engineering offers several specialization tracks:

• Cyber (Be’er Sheva Campus) – The goal of this track is to train outstanding graduates to answer the growing demand for cyber experts in the software industry in general, and particularly in the security sector, where “cyber” is a term that includes computer and network security for both defense and attack modes. The college, along with leading Israeli parties, established the cyber excellence program.
• Data Mining and Retrieval (Be’er Sheva Campus) – The goal of this track is to expand students’ knowledge in the areas of big data processing, retrieval of online data and texts, recommendation systems, artificial intelligence applications, and more. This knowledge is on demand today with the purpose of developing efficient systems for detecting and predicting events, summarizing documents, filtering and retrieving data on search engines, and additional industry applications.
• Computer Network and Information Security (Ashdod Campus) – This track will grant students with skills required for dealing with the risks of the online world, and will provide them with the tools they need to protect physical computers and the data stored on them. Students will learn a wide range of subjects in the field of computer communications and data security, and will be capable of implementing these subjects using tools provided by a designated communications lab.   

Unique elective courses will be determined according to the specialization track chosen by students in the third semester of their studies, during which suitable final project topics will be suggested as well.

The graduate program in Software Engineering offers students advanced scientific and research-based knowledge as well as the tools needed for solving engineering problems. The program's curriculum is comprehensive and incorporates the development of engineering and technological processes and their implementation in a wide range of organizations. These organizations view the development of software and its application as a primary strategic tool.   

Program Objectives:

Expanding knowledge base and broadening perspectives pertaining to various aspects of software engineering
Improving professional capabilities and preparing graduates to assume more responsibilities within software departments of organizations and companies
Preparing students for the future challenges of software engineering

The program is designed to expand proficiency levels in software engineering, software development processes, information and communications systems, computer architecture, operational systems, programming paradigms and methodologies in program lifecycles.