Flagship Programme Curriculum

Professional Full-Stack Software Engineering Curriculum

The six-stage Wells Formation Model for the flagship Full-Stack Software Engineering programme — structured for production-ready applications, studio delivery, and Graduate Exhibition.

Six Formation Stages
Flagship Programme
Deployable Outcomes
Graduation Standard

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— Curriculum Charter —

Capability is built in sequence, not in isolation.

This curriculum exists to produce engineers who can design, build, deploy, and sustain modern software — not learners who have merely encountered a collection of tools.

Every phase is positioned deliberately. Foundations establish discipline before frameworks. Software engineering builds craft before integration. Product development demands end-to-end delivery. Cloud deployment introduces production responsibility. The capstone requires independent execution at professional standard.

Each phase produces evidence. Each deliverable prepares the next. The curriculum is engineered as a progression of capability — because that is how engineering competence is actually formed.

— Curriculum Architecture —

Curriculum Architecture

Six stages. One disciplined progression.

The Wells Formation Model is visible at a glance — from professional foundations through capstone delivery and Graduate Exhibition. Learners progress through stages, not week numbers.

Professional Foundations

Stage I

Development environments, programming fundamentals, version control discipline, and professional communication.

Frontend Engineering

Stage II

Component architecture, accessible interfaces, state management, and user-centred frontend delivery.

Backend Engineering & Data Systems

Stage III

API design, relational data modelling, authentication, validation, and full-stack integration.

Professional Software Engineering

Stage IV

Architecture discipline, CI/CD, cloud deployment, operational awareness, and responsible AI-assisted workflow.

Professional Engineering Studio

Stage V

Team-based product delivery under realistic constraints — shared codebase, iterative delivery, and stakeholder demonstration.

Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation

Stage VI

Independent capstone, career preparation, Graduate Exhibition, and graduation panel review.

— Technology Stack —

Technology Stack

Programme technology standards.

The curriculum adopts a modern professional stack — selected for industry relevance, production viability, and the engineering standards expected of contemporary software teams.

TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Next.js
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Neon
REST APIs
Third-Party API Integration
Git
GitHub
Cursor
Vercel
AI-Assisted Development
Cloud Deployment
CI/CD

— Phase Specifications —

Phase Specifications

Detailed specification for each curriculum phase — purpose, outcomes, deliverables, technologies, and week breakdown.

Professional Foundations

Stage I

Purpose

Development environments, programming fundamentals, version control discipline, and professional communication.

Outcomes

Development environments, programming fundamentals, version control discipline, and professional communication.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Professional Foundations portfolio evidence
Professional Review Board pass

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel

Week Breakdown

Week 1

Professional Foundations

Development environments, programming fundamentals, version control discipline, and professional communication.

Stage I evidence portfolio

Frontend Engineering

Stage II

Purpose

Component architecture, accessible interfaces, state management, and user-centred frontend delivery.

Outcomes

Component architecture, accessible interfaces, state management, and user-centred frontend delivery.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Frontend Engineering portfolio evidence
Professional Review Board pass

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel

Week Breakdown

Week 5

Frontend Engineering

Component architecture, accessible interfaces, state management, and user-centred frontend delivery.

Stage II evidence portfolio

Backend Engineering & Data Systems

Stage III

Purpose

API design, relational data modelling, authentication, validation, and full-stack integration.

Outcomes

API design, relational data modelling, authentication, validation, and full-stack integration.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Backend Engineering & Data Systems portfolio evidence
Professional Review Board pass

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel

Week Breakdown

Week 9

Backend Engineering & Data Systems

API design, relational data modelling, authentication, validation, and full-stack integration.

Stage III evidence portfolio

Professional Software Engineering

Stage IV

Purpose

Architecture discipline, CI/CD, cloud deployment, operational awareness, and responsible AI-assisted workflow.

Outcomes

Architecture discipline, CI/CD, cloud deployment, operational awareness, and responsible AI-assisted workflow.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Professional Software Engineering portfolio evidence
Professional Review Board pass

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel

Week Breakdown

Week 13

Professional Software Engineering

Architecture discipline, CI/CD, cloud deployment, operational awareness, and responsible AI-assisted workflow.

Stage IV evidence portfolio

Professional Engineering Studio

Stage V

Purpose

An institutional delivery environment where learners work in teams on product-shaped software under faculty governance and professional engineering standards.

Outcomes

Team-based product delivery under realistic constraints — shared codebase, iterative delivery, and stakeholder demonstration.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Professional Engineering Studio portfolio evidence
Professional Review Board pass

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel · Team delivery · Code review

Week Breakdown

Week 17

Professional Engineering Studio

Team-based product delivery under realistic constraints — shared codebase, iterative delivery, and stakeholder demonstration.

Stage V evidence portfolio

Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation

Stage VI

Purpose

Independent capstone, career preparation, Graduate Exhibition, and graduation panel review. The institution's culminating presentation of graduate evidence — capstone work, studio contributions, and professional narrative before faculty, peers, and invited guests.

Outcomes

Independent capstone, career preparation, Graduate Exhibition, and graduation panel review.
Professional Review Board readiness at stage completion

Deliverables

Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation portfolio evidence
Graduate Exhibition presentation

Technologies

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · Git · Vercel

Week Breakdown

Week 22

Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation

Independent capstone, career preparation, Graduate Exhibition, and graduation panel review.

Graduate Exhibition presentation

— Graduate Portfolio —

Graduate Portfolio

What the graduate leaves with.

The curriculum produces a documented body of work — deployable artefacts assembled progressively across formation stages and culminating at the Graduate Exhibition.

Programme specification

Portfolio Website

A professionally presented, deployed portfolio site documenting programme work with clarity and intent.

Contributing phases: Professional Foundations · Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation

Full Stack Application

A production-pattern web application integrating frontend, API layer, database, and authentication.

Contributing phases: Frontend Engineering · Backend Engineering & Data Systems

Cloud-Deployed Application

Application infrastructure deployed to cloud with pipeline automation and operational documentation.

Contributing phases: Professional Software Engineering

Studio Contribution

Evidence of professional team delivery within the Professional Engineering Studio.

Contributing phases: Professional Engineering Studio

Capstone Project

A self-directed, production-grade application — scoped, built, tested, deployed, documented, and presented.

Contributing phases: Capstone, Career Accelerator & Graduation

— Curriculum Colophon —

Specification

Six Formation Stages
Graduation Standard
Six-Month Professional Full-Stack Software Engineering Programme
360 Guided Hours

Curriculum v2.0

Academic Year 2026–2027

— Prospectus —

Institutional Prospectus