• A recognised undergraduate degree or equivalent 
for the specific honours degree. 
• Or a certificate of evaluation on a minimum NQF 
level 7 for foreign qualification issued by SAQA

 
AND

• Alternative admission path may require that 
the student submits the module outlines of the 
completed subjects should the stipulated subject 
requirements not be met.
AND (The specific undergraduate qualification should 
preferentially include, but not be limited to, these 
modules or their equivalence)
• Applicable to Security and Network Engineering
◦ Network Security
◦ Advanced Networking
◦ Database Systems Design, Implementation, 
and Management
• Applicable to Data Science, Robotics, Software 
Engineering: 
◦ Python for Data Science
◦ Machine Learning Algorithms
◦ Database Systems Design, Implementation, 
and Management

Graduates of a BSc Honours IT (Software Engineering) programme are well-prepared for a variety of roles in the Software Engineering field, such as:

• Data Miner, Web Developer, Software Developer
• Embedded Software Engineer
• Entrepreneur/Startup Founder
• Game Developer, Mobile App Developer 
• IT Consultant, Researcher/Academic 
• Microservices Developer, Microservices Architect
• Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer