Bachelor of Science - Applied Computing: Software Development
- 4 years
- Duration
- 42,300 USD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Tucson / USA
- Location
Program description
Software developers design, develop, and construct computer programs for desktop or mobile devices, as well as the underlying systems that manage networks or operate devices. The emphasis on software development will provide you with the ability to comprehend how each component of an application or system functions, recognize user demands and produce different models and diagrams to aid programmers in coding and testing new software.
You will gain a solid foundation in computer programming, web development, and application development with our software development degree.
Program structure
First Year
- ENGL 101
- Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
- Exploring Perspectives
- General Elective
- General Elective
- ENGL 102
- Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives
- Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives
- Foundation Math
- General Elective
Second Year
- 1st Semester Second Language
- Exploring Perspectives
- Building Connections
- Computational Thinking & Doing
- General Elective
- 2nd Semester Second Language
- Building Connections
- Building Connections
- Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
- General Elective
Third year
- Statistics in the Information Age
- Computational Thinking & Doing
- Advanced Composition
- Cyber Ethics
- General Elective
- General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)
- Introduction to Computing
- Network Analysis
- Object Oriented Programming
- Web Programming
- General Elective
Fourth year
- Data Analysis & Visualization
- System Programming and Unix
- Mobile Device Programming
- General Elective
- General Elective
- Software Development Elective
- Senior Capstone
- General Elective
- General Elective
Price
Tuition Fee - 42,300 USD/year
Application Fee — 85 USD
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Requirements for applicants
- Minimum 3.0 recalculated grade point average (GPA)
- Unofficial secondary/high school transcripts
English Language Requirements
- IELTS: a minimum score of 6.0
- TOEFL: a minimum score of 70
- Duolingo: 100
- PTEA: a minimum score of 53
- TOEFL Home Edition: N/A
About the university

With more than 300 degree options, the University of Arizona, a top-100 university globally, provides chances for resume-building and transformative education. With collaborations with NASA, learn from professors who have won Nobel Prizes and aim high in your research.
The mission
We will continue innovating and improving our educational methods to set the standard for creating adaptive problem-solvers who can take on our biggest challenges.
The University of Arizona promotes learning and innovation in ways that benefit students, professionals, and communities alike, from its main campus, established in 1885, to outposts worldwide.
Key Rankings:
- #95 Top World University (CWUR 2023)
- #48 Top US University (CWUR 2023)
- Sixth US University in NASA-funded Activity (HERD 2021)
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