Software Engineering BSc (Hons)

De Montfort University

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

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9,250 €

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

As a Software Engineering student at DMU, you will develop the technical skills needed to design and build software that is used in everyday devices and systems across our homes, workplaces and communities.

More than 50 years of teaching experience, research expertise and industry practice will inform your learning.

You will gain knowledge of professional practice and social responsibility by learning about software development, database design, computer security and web technologies. The diverse range of modules you will study include Concurrent and Parallel Algorithms, Web Application Development, and Data Mining and Telematics.

Taking part in industry-focused scenarios, such as the second-year Agile Team Development module  where students engage in a workplace simulation based on agile software development, will enhance your employability.

Software Engineering BSc is closely aligned with  Computer Science BSc at DMU. This shared focus means you have the flexibility to transfer between courses depending on your interests and what you want to specialise in.

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Location

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Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

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About this course

Combine your analytical skills with creativity and study a blend of established theories and modern design techniques to become proficient in developing high quality software. Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, this course prepares you to graduate as an industry-ready software engineer.

Our graduates are working as business intelligence analysts, international business analysts, software application developers and software engineers for companies such as Lorien, MISCO, Oracle, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sainsbury’s.

Graduates are also well positioned to continue their academic careers by embarking on postgraduate study in either research or taught areas, which offers the opportunity to further specialise and enhance existing skills.

Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics or equivalent, plus one of the following:
Normally 112 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent or
BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE. English and MathematicsGCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification.

This course is accredited by the BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT.

Once you have graduated and begun to work as an IT professional you can apply to become a full member of the BCS and, as your career develops, gain the status of Chartered IT Professional (CITP), giving you a recognised industry-relevant qualification.

Key features

This course is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
Tailor your learning to your career ambitions by choosing from a wide range of optional final-year modules, including: Functional Software Development, Data Mining, and Front-end Web Development.
Join our thriving student societies to build on what you learn on the course and to develop your interests and skills outside of teaching time. They include the Games Society, Robotics Club and Google’s Developer Student Club.
Benefit from an international experience with our DMU Global programme. Software Engineering students have networked at software companies in Berlin and met tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco.
Prepare for a career in the thriving software industry. Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as LHA ASRA Group, Lorien, MISCO, Oracle, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sainsbury’s.
Computer Science and Informatics at DMU is ranked third among modern UK universities for the quality of its research in the latest Research Excellence Framework evaluation.

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Subjects

  • Ethics
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Networks
  • Access
  • IT Law
  • Computer Security
  • Management
  • Object oriented training
  • Computing
  • Software Engineering
  • Testing
  • Server
  • Object-oriented training
  • IT
  • Database
  • SQL
  • Database training
  • Operating Systems
  • Design
  • Web
  • Law
  • Project
  • Systems
  • Engineering
  • Programming
  • IT Development
  • IT Management

Course programme

First year

  • Computer Programming I
  • Computer Programming II
  • Computer Ethics
  • Computer Law and Cyber Security
  • Computer Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Mathematics for Computing
  • Database Design and Implementation

Second year modules:

  • Software and Security Management
  • Object Oriented Design
  • Object Oriented Development
  • Web Application Development
  • Agile Team Development
  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Concurrent and Parallel Algorithms
  • Introduction to Research

Third year modules:

  • Computing Project*
  • Systems Building: Methods
  • Rigorous Systems

Optional modules:

  • Fuzzy Logic and Knowledge Based Systems
  • Secure Web Application Development
  • Web Application Penetration Testing
  • Multi-service Networks I
  • Multi-service Networks II
  • Functional Software Development
  • Front-End Web Development
  • Interaction Design
  • Database Management and Programming
  • Information Technology Services Practice
  • Computer Ethics and Privacy
  • Data Mining
  • Big Data and Business Models
Teaching and assessments

During the course you will benefit from learning informed by research. Our leading research Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility provides the basis for the ethical computing content of the course, ensuring that your learning is at the cutting edge of recent developments.

Our Software Technology Research Laboratory provides material for the final year module on rigorous systems and has helped to develop the second year concurrent and distributed systems topics. The Cyber Security Centre (CSC) has developed computer security material for the course content that is relevant to practice.

In the first year, you will normally attend around 12-14 hours of timetabled taught sessions each week, split across a variety of lectures, small group activities and practical laboratory work.

There are a variety of assessment methods, typically including short tests, practical software development tasks, written work, and presentations. Your written and academic reading skills will be developed in the ethics and law topics and you will develop a portfolio that will give you experience of practical development.

In the second year, the emphasis moves towards more substantive practical assignments and you will practise modern software development techniques. Research and presentation skills are also important in the second year.

In the final year, the individual software development project forms a major part of the practical assessment.

Additional information

UCAS course code: G600

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Software Engineering BSc (Hons)

£ 7,919.85 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in EUR:

9,250 €

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