Overview

Graduate Expected Career

Follow-up on academic achievement and pursue a PhD degree in software engineering or related fields.
Researcher in academic or public institutions or research centers that address research challenges in computing in general or software engineering in particular.
Professional ICT expert with specific expertise in software engineering
Architect, analysts and/or software engineer.
Software/system quality auditor

Project Manager of software projects and/or as a software development team leader

Software Engineering program goals at Birzeit University

To train students with current and advanced relevant software engineering skills and practices, that enable them to compete effectively at a global level.

To instil among students the professional ability to analyze, assess and understand software engineering codes of conduct, legal and ethical values.

To improve students’ ability to work and function productively and effectively in teams including interdisciplinary teams, and demonstrate effective leadership skills.

To prepare students for doctoral programs in software engineering by developing the ability to carry out and evaluate theoretical and applied research in software engineering.

To develop technical leadership capabilities and project management skills to enable students pursue entrepreneurship and productive careers in software engineering.

To enrich students with applied technical communication skills to demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate ideas and outcomes, both orally and in writing, in a logical manner.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software Construction

Research Methods in Software Engineering

Software Requirements Engineering

Software Design and Architecture

Software Engineering Management

Software Testing and Quality Assurance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-26 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Az Zaytuniyah, Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Disciplines

Software Engineering

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have BSc in one of the following areas computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related fields. Also BSc degrees in other areas with related working experience might be considered.
Applicants should have background in the following topics: data structure, object-oriented programming, database (first university course), statistical (first university course). Applicants that lack knowledge in any of background topics have to take undergraduate courses as pre-requisite courses.
In addition to the general requirements of the university.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2312 USD / year

≈ 2312 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2312 USD / year

≈ 2312 USD / year

Additional Details

2,312 - 2,905 (12 credit hours/ year)

Funding

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