What does the programme lead to?
The competencies you acquire during your MSc in in Software Engineering are highly applicable across many industries and beyond. Graduates can handle a range of positions across private and public companies and organisations (e.g. in creative industries, medical industries, technology sector, health sector, finance sector, energy sector, defense sector, robotics industry, telecommunications, educational industries, and the entertainment sector). You will be able to seek a career in Denmark or internationally, working naturally across a range of business types and sizes.
Your profile is suited for a wide range of jobs in private companies as well as public institutions and has a particular strength in its technical expertise combined with the specific skills obtained via your specialisation. Graduates also have specific strengths in any positions working with creating innovative and complex software systems.
The profile is also well placed for a wide range of jobs in application development, consultancy, research, and in public institutions. You will also have the skillset needed to pursue entrepreneurial ambitions.
There are a range of technical, design and research-related positions available for graduates. Depending on your specialization you can position yourself particularly well for some of them. The positions include:
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Software engineer, software architect, system specialist, cyber-security engineer, platform engineer, data engineer, DevOps expert.
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Game programmer, gameplay programmer, engine programmer, AI engineer, data analyst, game designer, level designer, producer, QA-manager, games user researcher – as well as versions of these positions across the Creative Industries.
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Software designer, software developer, system designer & integrator, front-end IT developer, interaction designer, system designer
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Database programmer, web developer, mobile app developers, 3D-programmer, graphical developer, medical technologies engineer, hardware designer, system designer.
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UX/UI engineer, product prototype engineer, VR/AR developer.
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Organisational functions such as project manager, software quality engineers, IT strategy responsible, or consulting functions such as IT consultant, design consultant or user researcher.
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Engineering research functions e.g. scientist, lecturer.
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Notably qualified applicants will have the option to continue as PhD-students
What the corporate world thinks…
Large projects require big ideas
“Our clients and projects in software development for large e-commerce solutions and mobile applications are continuously growing and become more complex. Therefore, we need software engineers that can both develop software in detail and recognize the complexity of the projects in a broader perspective. At Hesehus they become part of a project team developing some of the most ambitious and strategic e-commerce solutions in Denmark. Here, they obtain a role in all phases right from requirement gatherings to deployment and planning of architecture.”
Mette Reinholt Mortensen, Development Manager at Hesehus
We need engineers to create future-proof software solutions
"I don’t question the need for a Master of Science in Software Engineering. The use of software to create solutions that can help us in our daily lives has never been greater since software surrounds us wherever we go; our washing machines, pumps and lighting, the devices in the healthcare industry to global search engines etc. etc. Therefore, we have a great need for civil engineers in Software Engineering because they can participate in all aspects of the development process.
ALOC provides solutions for the financial sector. Our systems are used to trade securities on the stock exchanges, manage assets for banks and their customers as well as investments and risks in companies.
In ALOC we need civil engineers in Software Engineering because they, along with our business analysts, can gain an understanding of the complex relations regarding our customers and hence use this knowledge to create professional and lasting solutions, which will provide value to customers.”
Lars Dahl-Hansen, Senior Software Architect, ALOC A/S
Learning outcomes
What makes a graduate with an engineering degree in Software Engineering especially attractive to the labour market? Below is an overview of the competencies you will have once graduated: general engineering competencies as well as the special competencies you will acquire in Software Engineering.
