Overview
The Software Engineering (Mobile Application Technologies) program offered by The University of the West Indies gives students an opportunity to complete a six-month paid internship at an IT company in the Suzhou Industrial Park (the "Silicon Valley" of China).
During our B.S. in Software Engineering (Mobile Application Technologies) from The University of the West Indies students will have:
- Core software engineering training which is aligned with the latest ACM/IEEE Software Engineering standards;
- Training in research methods and technical writing;
- Training in ethics and professional conduct;
- A concentration in mobile application technologies which includes training in both the Android and iOS development environments;
- Chinese language training which is aligned with the Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (HSK) Chinese language proficiency standard;
- Exposure to and knowledge of Chinese society, traditional culture, governance and business (with special emphasis on information technology (IT) based businesses);
- IT certifications, which will be issued by the given IT certification body;
- A paid six-month internship programme at an IT company in China (for example, at a Fortune 500 company in Suzhou Industrial Park, known as the "Silicon Valley" of China);
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Computing
- Mathematics for Software Engineers
- Computing in Society
- Research Methods for Software Engineers
- Object Oriented Programming
- Software Engineering Essentials
- Mobile Web Programming
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 54 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- New Kingston, Jamaica
Disciplines
Web Technologies & Cloud Computing Software EngineeringWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
minimum of five (5) CSEC (CXC) General Proficiency (Grades I-III) or GCE O-Level subjects.
Have obtained passes in four Units at Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), at least two Units in one subject, all at Grade V or better (or equivalent qualification).
- Have an approved Associate Degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher, (or equivalent qualification) from a tertiary level institution
- the international student matriculation equivalent to CAPE A level passes, such as College Advanced Placement science subjects, with scores between 3 and 5.
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme science subjects, with points between 4 and 7.
- Scholastic Aptitude Test: Reasoning plus two science subject tests, with scores from 600 to 900.
- Non-native speakers of English should obtain a TOEFL score of 500 or better and may be required to take an English Proficiency Test
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Tuition Fees
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