BEng (Hons) Software Engineering SWE

The first priority of this course is to give you a sound understanding of the principles of modern software engineering. With a good grasp of the basics, you’ll go on to learn the theory and techniques behind successful applications of this knowledge. This course is studied full-time over four years and one trimester, and involves lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and independent study. This course is also offered with a year-long industry based work placement in year 3. Upon graduation you’ll have the ability to test, evaluate and analyse existing systems, as well as designing and developing your own. You’ll also be able to manage and analyse information, and gain an understanding of the principles behind successful interactivity. All these skills will be reinforced in practical settings, giving you the combination of skills and experience that employers are actively seeking. What you'll study Year 1 Software development (Java) Information systems in organisations Computer systems Introduction to human-computer interaction Mathematics for software engineering Programming fundamentals Year 2 Software development (C#) Systems and services Database systems Software engineering methods Mobile application development Web technologies (optional) Computer graphics (optional) Year 3 Work based learning Year 4 Software development 3 Software engineering Algorithms and data structures Computational intelligence Information society and security Honours project Management of software projects Software architecture (optional) Concurrent and parallel systems (optional) Work placement There is an optional one-year work placement. Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.