Bachelor of Technology (Hons) - Software Development
- 4 years
- Duration
- 20,457 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
This four-year honors bachelor's program is designed to teach you everything you need to know about programming languages and give you the technical expertise to put that information to use.
System analysis, design concepts, and database management are among the other disciplines represented in this curriculum. You'll learn to articulate complex technological concepts clearly and concisely.
Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
- Communicate and manage projects in a team and individually
- Program algorithms and software languages
- Operate system architectures
- Web application design and deployment
- Network and information security
- Database design and development
- System methodologies and project management
- Business principles and management
- Research and problem-solving
Program structure
Semester 1
- Canadian Business Environment
- Computer Foundations for Developers
- Operating Systems for Programmers - UNIX
- Programming Fundamentals Using C
- Writing Strategies
Semester 2
- Interpersonal Communications in Organizations
- Database Design Principles
- Web Programming Principles
- Mathematics for Developers
- The Object-Oriented Paradigm Using C++
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Semester 3
- Advanced Database Technologies
- Web Programming Tools and Framework
- Object-Oriented Software Development Using C++
- Business Requirements Analysis Using OO Models
- Presentation Skills
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Semester 4
- Business and Technical Writing
- Web Programming for Apps and Services
- Data Communications Programming
- System Development and Design
- System Analysis and Design
Semester 5
- Introduction to Marketing
- Principles of GUI Design and Programming
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Software Project Management
- plus: Professional Option Course
Semester 6
- Statistical Methods for Data Science
- Advanced User Interface Design
- Design Patterns in the Enterprise
- Major Project - Planning and Design
- Work Term Preparation
- plus: Professional Option Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term 1
- Software Development, Co-op
Semester 7
- Law, Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Security
- Major Project - Implementation
- plus: Professional Option Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term 2
- Software Development, Co-op II
Semester 8
- Research Methodologies and Project
- Technology Planning and Acquisition
- plus: Professional Option Course
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Professional Options
- High Performance Computing
- Web Application Security Assessment
- Python for Programmers: Sockets and Security
- Cross-platform App Development
- Topics in Open Source Development
- Open Source Project
- Topics in UNIX Systems Programming
- UNIX Bash Shell Scripting
- Computer Vision
- Parallel Algorithms and Programming Techniques
- Mobile App Development - IOS
- Mobile App Development - Android
- Mobile App Development - Cross Platform
- Game Engine Foundations
- Game Engine Techniques
- Game Content Creation
- Game Development Fundamentals
- Mobile Robotics Software Design
- Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Technologies
- Cloud Computing for Programmers
Price
Tuition fees - 20,457 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 1,450 CAD
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Requirements for applicants
Academic Requirements:
- High school transcripts for grades 10, 11 and 12 showing all program specific pre-requisite courses.
- Transcripts must include six (6) senior level courses equivalent to Ontario university preparatory credits with an overall average of 65%.
- High school/secondary school diploma (certificate of completion).
- You may submit transcripts or certificates for any completed university/postsecondary college courses or programs taken inside or outside of Canada.
- Academic records that are in a language other than English must include an official/certified English translation.
Seneca reserves the right to verify submitted transcripts at any time. For courses and credentials earned inside of Canada, Seneca reserves the right to request original transcripts be sent directly to Seneca from the issuing institution. Applicants will be notified if this is needed.
English Proficiency Requirements:
If English is not your first language, show one of the following:
- Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
- Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
- Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
- English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.
English language test score requirements
- CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 70 (Writing no less than 60)
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 176 with no skill below 169
- Duolingo - Minimum score 115 to 120
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.5 with no skill below 6.0
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 60
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 84 with no skill below 21
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 21
About the university
A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.
Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.
Seneca in a Nutshell
- With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
- 7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
- In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
- In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
- Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.
