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Software engineering is central to the success of most modern businesses. This broad-based course covers the entire software engineering cycle, giving you the vocational skills you need to take on specialist roles, from developer or programmer to IT technical support.
Study the design, development and deployment of large-scale software within industrial and commercial settings, building your understanding of the lifecycle of systems and how they fit into management and organisational contexts.
In your first year, you gain a solid foundation in databases and computer networks; software engineering; computational thinking; programming; and data structures. Moving forward, you then have the opportunity for specialist study in areas such as desktop applications development; mobile application development; web technologies; and software for enterprise. Your final-year project will allow you to work with greater focus, opening up the possibility of conducting further research in the future.
It is broad-based but has the depth to give you the vocational skills required for a career in software engineering
Explore the theory of software engineering and then apply it to real-life situations
Challenge conventional thinking as you develop your own solutions to the many issues that face software engineering
Benefit from the teaching experience of an academic team with strong research backgrounds, actively engaged in supporting local businesses and organizations
The course shares the first year with other associated BSc degrees, giving you the chance to exchange ideas and knowledge with students from other disciplines
Develop into a reflective practitioner with the skills to manage projects in an organizational setting
Take the course over four years and include a fee-free year in the industry (see below), building your experience and making contacts for the future
If you need a step up into higher education, start with a Foundation Year (see below) which guarantees your place on the degree course
The University accepts the following qualification as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
| Level of Study | Fees 2022-2023 |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate – BA/BSc | £13,500 (per annum) |
| Undergraduate – BA/BSc Degrees with Foundation years (Foundation year only) |
£13,500 (for Foundation Year only) |
Please note: per annum means fees are payable each year of the degree. Total means this is the entire cost of the degree. The amount is not payable each year unless specified.
* £1,400 per annum payable for the provision of placement.
In the first year only on either undergraduate or postgraduate degree courses, international students will receive a £1,000 VC Scholarship. An international student progressing to a higher level degree* will receive, in the first year only of the new course, both a £1,000 VC Scholarship and a £500 alumni discount. Additional discounts of £500 are available for prompt payment of the first year fees in full, before or at registration (undergraduate and postgraduate).
* Including undergraduate to postgraduate, and postgraduate to MBA.
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