BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer)

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
Apprentices learn to design, build and test high-quality software solution

This scheme teaches apprentices to apply engineering principles to all stages of the software development process, including requirements, analysis and design, development and data requirements whilst ensuring security robustness is built in


Our degree apprenticeship scheme applies our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering’s excellence and experience in delivering higher education to deliver a standard proposed by The Tech Partnership, now published on the Skills Funding Agency website, to meet the requirements of industry


Students taking this course are employees of a company offering this degree apprenticeship, which means that they earn a salary set by the company

The course will be run over three years using ‘agile’ methodology to deliver 12 sprints or modules

Apprentices spend 11-12 weeks at our Colchester Campus each year while the rest of the time is spent working closely with a workplace mentor to complete learning outcomes in the workplace


The course is based on our well established BSc Computer Science which has an outstanding employability record, with over 90% of graduates achieving graduate level employment or further study within 6 months of graduation, a result unmatched across the UK HEI sector

The students do not pay the course fees, as these are paid by the Government and the company


Our expert staff
We have been one of the leading electronics departments in the country throughout our history, and in recent years, our prolific research staff have contributed to some major breakthroughs

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Programming
  • Engineering
  • Industry
  • Design
  • Staff
  • Systems
  • Technology

Course programme

Example structure
Students study from levels 4 to 6, acquiring increasing skill and competence in industry-relevant learning outcomes. At the same time, the students obtain industry-relevant experience, linked to their academic learning outcomes.
The course duration is 36 months, with this time period broken down into 12 sprints of 3 months’ duration. Each sprint has a dedicated set of learning outcomes associated with it and a clear sprint plan is provided to guide students whether they are campus-based or company-based.
The main campus-based time is in sprints 1 (11 week period) and 5 (10 week period), with some campus activity in sprints 3, 4, 6, and 7 to cover examination and presentation events.
Year 1
Introduction to Programming


Introduction to Databases


Fundamentals of Digital Systems


Professional Development
Mathematics for Computing
Object-Oriented Programming
Web Development
Network Fundamentals
Year 2
Software Engineering


Application Programming


Databases and Information Retrieval


Project and Industrial Practice
Data Structures and Algorithms
Web Application Programming
ICT Systems Integration and Management
Computer Security
Final year
Individual Project
Evolutionary Computation and Generic Programming
Large Scale Software Systems and Extreme Programming
Advanced Programming
Languages and Compilers
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Additional information

We invented the world's first telephone based system for deaf people to communicate with each other in 1981, with cameras and display devices that were able to work within the limited telephone bandwidth Our academics have also invented a streamlined protocol system for worldwide high speed optical communications Specialist facilities As company employees, students will have access to the company facilities During the campus-based learning periods students will also have access to or laboratories listed below and will be given access to our wide range of software We have six laboratories that are exclusively for computer science and electronic engineering students Three are open 24/7, and you have free access to the labs except when there is a scheduled practical class in progress All computers run either Windows 7 or are dual boot with Linux Software includes Java, Prolog, C++, Perl, Mysql, Matlab, DB2, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, and Project Students have access to CAD tools and simulators for chip design (Xilinx) and computer networks (OPNET) We also have specialist facilities for research into areas including non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, intelligent environments, robotics, optoelectronics, video, RF and MW, printed circuit milling, and semiconductors Your future As a degree apprentice you will be employed throughout your degree course and will be expected to progress within the company during your apprenticeship and beyond You will be provided employability advice throughout our course by our Faculty-based Employability & Careers team Previous Next

BSc Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineer)

£ 9,250 + VAT