Bachelor of Science in Software Development

Study preparation

Before starting your studies, you have the opportunity to participate in workshops where you can refresh your high school mathematics skills and receive an introduction to programming.

The two workshops are optional and precede the introduction days for new students, ensuring you don't miss out on social activities. You will receive more information about the timing and registration in your acceptance letter.

BootIT

The BootIT workshop is tailored new students without prior knowledge of programming, aiming to facilitate a smooth transition. In the workshop, you will be introduced to basic programming principles, starting from square one with concepts like constants, variables, operators, assignments, if-statements, and while-loops in Java. If these terms are unfamiliar to you, BootIT can provide you with a good start to programming.

Topics covered in BootIT will be revisited and elaborated upon during the first semester of the programme.

BootMath

The Software Development programme requires proficiency in mathematics and logical reasoning. If it has been a while since you last solved an equation, the BootMath workshop could be beneficial for you.

At BootMath, we revisit mathematical concepts from high school essential for your studies. We cover basic arithmetic rules (including logarithms and exponential functions), simplification of mathematical expressions, and equation solving.

Teaching

The teaching is a combination of lectures, group exercises, and project work.

Following each lecture, you engage in tasks during practical group exercises where you also have the opportunity to seek assistance in tackling challenging problems.

Project work is a significant part of the programme enabling you to participate in collaborations, not only with other students and teachers, but also with external companies and organisations.

The Software Development programme has a strong overall focus on close collaboration with the business community. Guest lecturers from the business community often contribute to the teaching.

In the second-year project, you will learn to work with a scrum framework and in larger groups work on a project in collaboration with a Danish company.

Study assistance for students

Study Lab

Study Lab runs three times a week throughout the first semester. Study Lab is a place where you can seek help in becoming even better at topics covered in your courses, e.g. by discussing academic themes that you are curious about or getting help with difficult material.

Study Lab additionally hosts interesting activities such as review sessions, minor courses on relevant but noncurricular topics, as well as professional lectures with external speakers. Study Lab is run by experienced ITU students.

Live Coding

Live Coding is a forum for first semester students at Software Development. Here you gain hands-on experience and help with programming through live sessions where a teaching assistant will show you how coding can be done by writing the code in front of you.

Live Coding takes place once a week from the beginning of every semester.

Career options

The BSc in Software Development is geared towards the business community and you can therefore apply for a challenging and often well-paid job after only three years.

The programme allows you to choose between different career paths. You can for example choose to work with very advanced software development which deals mainly with technical issues.

Alternatively, you can choose a career that focuses on customer needs, business, cooperation, and people.

Examples of job titles:

• IT consultant
• Product developer
• Game developer
• Software developer
• IT architect
• User interface designer
• Usability consultant

Student exchange

As a Software Development student, you may complete part of your coursework at a university abroad. The IT University has exchange agreements with universities in a number of countries. Here are some examples: 

• Australia – Queensland University of Technology
• Australia – University of Technology Sydney
• China – City University of Hong Kong
• Czech Republic – Charles University
• Germany – Technical University of Munich
• Iceland – Reykjavik University
• Italy – Università di Trento
• Netherlands – Maastricht University
• New Zealand – Auckland University of Technology
• Norway – University of Oslo
• South Korea – Hanyang University
• South Korea – Dankook University (NEW)
• Spain – Polytechnic University of Catalonia – Barcelona School of Informatics 
• The United States – Boston University
• Turkey – Koç University

A studying abroad offers the chance to develop academically as well as personally. In addition to adding a unique flavour to your academic profile, studying abroad will strengthen your linguistic abilities and deepen your understanding of other cultures. It can provide you with an international network for life and make you even more attractive to the business community.

A student exchange gives you a bigger chance to stand out from the crowd and show that you’re independent, creative, ambitious and not scared of a challenge. You strengthen your academic core and gain valuable experience with cross-cultural collaboration. It is a giant scoop for any IT company. To me, the chance to experience the world via Paris and gain friends from e.g. France, India, South Korea and Syria has been invaluable.

Jens, Software Development student