Software Engineering (SwE) is a computing as well as an engineering discipline: it applies the principles of computer science, mathematics, and engineering to achieving high quality and cost-effective solutions to software problems in a systematic, controlled, and efficient manner.

The Software Engineering Bachelor’s program offered by the department of Software Engineering is a leading program in KSA and intends to fill an important gap of lack of specialized and skilled software engineers. Graduates from the program, because of their high-quality and specialized education in software engineering, are expected to contribute very positively to the field of software development within the kingdom and the region by improving the quality of developed software as well as reducing the development costs