This degree course is designed to produce high-quality graduates command a sound technical knowledge of the broad aspects of computer science.

Software Engineering at B.I.T. is in the forefront of national software programs and is a key program in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The program, with software engineering as the key subject, includes software system development and software engineering management. The program mainly covers basic theory, knowledge, and skills in software engineering and computer science, software analysis and development, computer application system, and the design and development of computer network systems.

The software engineering major of our school began to enroll students in 2011. In 2017, it began to enroll students in some provinces on a one-by-one basis. The annual enrollment scale for majors is about 180. The software engineering major passed the China Engineering Education Professional Certification in 2019, and was approved as a national first-class professional construction site in the same year. This major relies on our school’s provincial engineering practice education base, the information technology Henan Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center’s subject basic curriculum education resources, and the provincial and ministerial key laboratories, food information testing and control Henan Engineering Technology Research Center’s scientific research resources and achievements , The Software Engineering Department of the School of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data undertakes the teaching tasks of professional basic courses and professional courses. The Software Engineering Department was approved as an excellent grassroots teaching organization in Henan Province in 2017.

Software Engineering is a major in shortage of talents in Guangxi District. It was approved for the first-level master's degree and engineering master's degree of this professional discipline in 2011, and obtained C+ results in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation in 2017. It is the best discipline in China in 2018. Ranked 64th in the ranking. In 2019, this major was approved as a national first-class undergraduate major construction point, and in 2020, it will pass the engineering education professional certification.

Founded in 2003, the School of Software Engineering (S.S.E.) became one of the National Pilot Software Engineering Schools among 37 universities first accredited by Ministry of Education.