BA/BS in Software Engineering is a bachelor's degree in Software Engineering programme taught at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 42,000 per year (CAD 10,286 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Software Engineering
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 10,286 / year
International tuition: CAD 42,000 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Lakehead University's Software Engineering program trains students to apply engineering methodologies across the software lifecycle, from analysis and design through coding, testing, and deployment, with curriculum content in data science, cloud computing, open-source development, and software security. It leads to a Bachelor of Engineering degree paired with a diploma in Engineering Technology, completed in four years, with a combined Bachelor of Engineering/MBA option available over five years. An optional co-op or internship stream adds a year and provides at least sixteen months of paid work experience. The program is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board and is offered at the Thunder Bay and Barrie STEM Hub campuses, delivered full-time on campus with lab-based coursework and cooperative project work. It is designed for high school graduates with prerequisites in English, advanced math, physics, and one of biology, chemistry, or computer science, as well as college and university transfer students, and suits students seeking a professionally accredited engineering credential with built-in work-integrated learning.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ontario Grade 12 U/M prerequisites: English (ENG4U), Advanced Functions (MHF4U, minimum 60%), Physics (SPH4U), plus one of Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) or Computer Science (ICS4U); Calculus & Vectors (MCV4U) and Computer Science (ICS4U) are strongly recommended; minimum 70% overall admission average.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Applications for the 2027 cycle open mid-September 2026. Domestic Fall 2027 deadlines are January 15, 2027 for current Ontario high-school (101) applicants and August 31, 2027 for other domestic applicants, with Winter 2027 domestic entry due December 1, 2026; college-transfer applicants have until March 1, 2027. International applicants must apply by March 1, 2027 for Fall 2027 entry and November 2, 2026 for Winter 2027 entry. These exclude the Two-Year Bachelor of Education, the Bachelor of Social Work and Nursing, which carry their own dates. Programmes generally keep accepting applications after the recommended deadline while space remains, so admission runs on a rolling basis in practice even though firm dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
