Bachelor of Science Honours inSoftware Engineering
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
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About this degree
A Sri Lankan degree
- Degree awarded by
- The institute itself (UGC / Ministry recognized)
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Institute
- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology · Private (non-profit)
- Study mode
- Local degree — Sri Lanka
- Attendance
- Full-time — typical
- Location
- Malabe (main); branches in Colombo, Kandy, Jaffna, Matara
Entry requirements
SLIIT website (verified)
Bachelor of Science Honours in Software Engineering
Private institutes don't select by Z-score - you need the passes below.
Local A/L
Option 1
3 'S' passes in Physical Science / Engineering Technology stream in one sitting
Option 2
3 'S' in any other stream + 'C' in O/L Maths + SLIIT IT Bridging Programme
Cambridge/Edexcel
3 'D' passes (Maths-related)
Aptitude test may apply
Degree content
34 modules, as listed on the official programme page
Year 1 · Semester 14 modules
- IT1120Introduction to Programming4 cr
- IE1030Data Communication Networks4 cr
- IT1130Mathematics for Computing4 cr
- IT1140Fundamentals of Computing4 cr
Year 1 · Semester 24 modules
- IT1160Discrete Mathematics4 cr
- IT1170Data Structures and Algorithms4 cr
- SE1010Software Engineering4 cr
- IT1150Technical Writing4 cr
Year 2 · Semester 14 modules
- IT2120Probability and Statistics4 cr
- SE2010Object Oriented Programming4 cr
- IT2130Operating Systems & System Administration4 cr
- IT2140Database Design and Development4 cr
Year 2 · Semester 24 modules
- IT2011Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning4 cr
- IT2150IT Project4 cr
- SE2020Web and Mobile Technologies4 cr
- IT2160Professional Skills4 cr
Year 3 · Semester 14 modules
- IT3120Industry Economics & Management4 cr
- SE3090Software Engineering Frameworks4 cr
- SE3100Architecture based Development4 cr
- SE3110Quality Managment in Software Engineering4 cr
Year 3 · Semester 24 modules
- IT3190Industry Training4 cr
- SE3120Distributed Systems4 cr
- SE3130User Experience Research & Design4 cr
- IT3160Research Methods4 cr
Year 4 · Semester 15 modules
- IT4200Research Project - I6 cr
- SE4070Secure Software Development4 cr
- SE4080Cloud Native Development4 cr
- SE4100Deep Learning4 cr
- SE4090Mobile Application Design & Development4 cr
Year 4 · Semester 25 modules
- IT4200Research Project - II6 cr
- SE4110Current Trends in Software Engineering4 cr
- SE4120Enterprise Application Development4 cr
- SE4140Big Data & Data Analytics4 cr
- SE4130Parallel Computing4 cr
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Official pages
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