TL;DR The BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at Lanka Nippon BizTech Institute, known as LNBTI, is a four-year full-time honours degree for students with A/L results. It is approved by the Ministry of Education under the Universities Act and includes Japanese language instruction alongside the software engineering modules. Students from any A/L stream can enter, with a bridging course for those outside Physical Science and ICT.
Software engineering students usually look first at the subjects and the entry rules. This program adds a Japanese language strand and a curriculum the institute says it builds around international computing standards. This guide explains what the program covers, who can enter, and what to check before you apply.
Apply now for the BSc (Hons) Software EngineeringWhat the degree is
The program is a four-year honours degree delivered on the LNBTI campus at 278 High Level Road, Maharagama. According to the program page, it is approved by the Ministry of Education under the Universities Act and designed to produce graduates who meet both local and international academic standards.
The curriculum is described as being developed in line with the undergraduate computing curriculum guidelines of the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE, together with the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework and the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education. In plain terms, the technical content follows widely used international guidelines, and the Japanese language strand follows a recognised teaching standard.
The Japanese language strand
Japanese language and cultural orientation are built into the degree. The program page lists a Japanese cultural orientation unit in the bridging stage and Japanese Language Level I and Level II in the first two semesters, marked as non-GPA units, which means they do not count towards your grade point average. The program page says this gives graduates a skill set suited to the Japanese IT job market, while also preparing them for local careers, self-employment and postgraduate study.
If you have no interest in Japanese, think carefully before choosing this program, because the language strand is part of the structure, not an optional extra.
What you study
The early units cover the foundations of software work. The program page lists, among others:
Computer Fundamentals and Programming Fundamentals
Technologies for Web Development and Fundamentals of Multimedia
Technical Writing and Communication Skills
Mathematics for software engineering
Database Systems and Object Oriented Modelling and Development
Later study covers software architecture, testing and quality assurance, data mining and machine learning, and networking. The degree also includes project work and industrial training.
The bridging stage
The program page lists a bridging stage before the main semesters, with five units: Japanese Cultural Orientation, Computational Thinking, Foundation Mathematics, English and Communication Skills, and Communication Skills. For students who did not study Physical Science or ICT at A/L, this stage is where the gap in background is addressed. The institute also describes modern classrooms, a library and e-learning facilities on its Maharagama campus.
