DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL, MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The current academic programmes in the Department of Physical, Mathematical and Computer Sciences are listed below:

1. Computer Science
2. Industrial Mathematics
3. Information Technology
4. Physics with Electronics
5. Software Engineering

B.Sc Software Engineering

1. Philosophy, Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

Philosophy

The philosophy of Software Engineering focuses on producing graduates who have the required knowledge and skills to develop and maintain quality software systems of scale for governments, organisations and businesses that adequately fulfil the functional and non-functional requirements of the systems within time and budget constraints.

Aims and Objectives of the Degree Programme

The specific objectives of the Software Engineering programme for students are to:

1. Provide them a solid foundation in computing in such areas as problem solving, algorithm design, data structures and programming basics;
2. Demonstrate practical skills in requirements analysis, system design, software architecture, software metrics, verification and validation, and the software engineering process in general for the production of high quality software-based systems;
3. Demonstrate expertise in programming in a number of different languages with emphasis on the production of robust, reliable, cost-effective and secure systems that are based on sound design and development principles;
4. Train them to be able to effectively and efficiently manage the development of large, complex and critical software; and
5. Enable them to have the requisite knowledge and skill base as well as adequate practical exposure and high ethical standards for the limitless professional career opportunities (including self-employment) in the software industry.
6. Basic Admission Requirements and Expected Duration of the Programmes

Admission requirements

Candidates can be admitted into the Software Engineering degree programme by one of the following ways:

1. The Indirect/Preliminary Mode (4 years Degree Programme)
2. Direct Entry

4 Year Degree Programme

In addition to appropriate UTME-Score, a candidate must possess five Senior Secondary

Certificate (SSC)-credits passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any other relevant Science subjects in not more than two sittings.

 3 Year Degree Programme:

Direct Entry

A minimum of a credit at the University/National Diploma or NCE with other five Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) credit passes in relevant Science subjects three of which must be in English Language, Mathematics, Physics.

Minimum duration

The minimum duration of the Software Engineering degree programme is four academic sessions for UTME. The minimum duration will be three academic sessions for candidates admitted to the 200 Level