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Engineering & Tech

Software Developer

Software developers design, write and test the programs and apps that run on computers, phones and websites.

At a glance

Pay

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Years of study

UTech's Bachelor of Science in Computing is a four-year degree.

University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Computing (course of study), checked Oct 2026

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Jobs

Wanted: UTech says industry needs many more graduates with software development skills

Jamaica Information Service, UTech Preparing Future-Proof Graduates (JIS News, 29 April 2025), checked Oct 2026

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The path

  1. Your CSEC subjects and where to study

    Bachelor of Science in Computing (four years)

    University of Technology, Jamaica

    You need: 5 CSEC passes, including English A and Mathematics

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Computing (course of study), checked Oct 2026

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    BSc with a major in Computer Science or Software Engineering (three years, after CAPE)

    The University of the West Indies, Mona

    You need: 5 CSEC passes, including English A and Mathematics and (CSEC Physics or CSEC Chemistry or CSEC Biology or CSEC Geography or CSEC Information Technology) and Two CAPE subjects (Units 1 and 2), one of them a science

    The University of the West Indies, Mona, Faculty of Science and Technology Undergraduate Handbook 2025/2026, checked Oct 2026

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    BSc with a major in Computer Science or Software Engineering (four years, starting with preliminary courses)

    The University of the West Indies, Mona

    You need: 5 CSEC passes, including English A and Mathematics and ((CSEC Physics and (CSEC Chemistry or CSEC Biology or CSEC Geography or CSEC Information Technology)) or (CSEC Chemistry and (CSEC Biology or CSEC Geography or CSEC Information Technology)) or (CSEC Biology and (CSEC Geography or CSEC Information Technology)))

    The University of the West Indies, Mona, Faculty of Science and Technology Undergraduate Handbook 2025/2026, checked Oct 2026

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    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

    Northern Caribbean University

    You need: 5 CSEC passes and CSEC Mathematics (grade II or better) and CSEC English A (grade II or better) and CSEC Information Technology (grade II or better) and (CSEC Physics or CSEC Chemistry or CSEC Biology or CSEC Human and Social Biology or CSEC Agricultural Science)

    Northern Caribbean University, Undergraduate Bulletin 2020–2024, checked Oct 2026

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    Ways to add a subject later

    If you have no CSEC Information Technology, NCU has you take its course CPTR112: Introduction to Computer Science.

    Northern Caribbean University, Undergraduate Bulletin 2020–2024, checked Oct 2026

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  2. Your licence

    No licence is needed to start.

  3. Your first job

    UTech says its BSc in Computing leads to jobs such as software engineer, applications programmer, database designer, programmer and systems analyst.

    University of Technology, Jamaica, Bachelor of Science in Computing (course of study), checked Oct 2026

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    UWI Mona lists software developer or engineer among the careers its Computing graduates can follow, along with jobs such as database administrator, web administrator and computer analyst.

    The University of the West Indies, Mona, Faculty of Science and Technology Undergraduate Handbook 2025/2026, checked Oct 2026

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    Some people start with a coding course instead of a degree: the graduates of the Amber HEART coding pilot were certified and hired by the Amber Group, Digicel and National Commercial Bank.

    Jamaica Information Service, Amber HEART Institute of Coding to Onboard First 500 Students October (JIS News, 4 June 2022), checked Oct 2026

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