Description

Type

Bachelor's degree
Location

High wycombe

Duration

4 Years

This course is offered as a four year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. You may also be interested in our three year BSc (Hons) Software Engineering course.

The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.

During your first year, we will help you identify what employers are looking for from their future recruits, including practical and transferrable skills, personal qualities and business awareness. This new knowledge will lay an excellent foundation for you when you graduate, enabling you to present yourself effectively to employers using a CV, application form and during interviews.

We will also encourage you to develop your entrepreneurial skills. We'll show you how to formulate a plan for a new idea or product, showing who your customers are and how their needs will be met. You'll also learn how to pitch your ideas in a range of ways.

Other modules in the Foundation Year include Computing Essentials, covering web design and mobile apps, networking and programming, and also Digital Media which will give you the basic processing skills needed to manage content such as images, animations and audio.

Facilities

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)

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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

Course objectives

We are looking for analytical students who have an interest in taking a systems engineering approach to software solutions. You will learn and develop the skills needed for a career in this industry, and gain a firm grasp of modern software engineering techniques.

Beyond core computing topics, you'll also study a number of development technologies and tools. We'll look at how users interact with systems, known as user experience, or UX, and develop skills for communication, planning and problem solving.

During this course you'll acquire skills in programming, building secure web and mobile applications, and working on team-based software projects. You'll learn about Agile development and how to develop highly dependable systems using the industry standard UML. In addition you will gain an understanding of the process involved in managing the development of large-scale software projects. Specialist optional modules allow you to explore: artificial intelligence, media programming, real-time systems, cloud computing and security.

Who is it intended for?

The role of software engineers is becoming increasingly prolific. This hands-on, highly vocational course gives you the skills needed for careers in a variety of sectors. These areas may cover commercial, environmental, government, health, education and defence.

Graduates of the degree programme can continue their studies at postgraduate level, or further enhance their employability by obtaining Microsoft Certification™.

Requirements

If you do not meet the minimum requirements for the three-year programme, or do not feel fully prepared for a Level 4 course, this four-year programme including a Foundation Year could be for you.

You'll need to hold GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above, and will usually have achieved a minimum of 90 credits from a Level 3 qualification such as A Levels or BTECs.

International students should hold an IELTS of 5.5 (minimum of 5.5 in all areas).

Applicants will also be invited to attend an interview.

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Subjects

Design
Systems
Programming
Application Programming
Computer Architectures
Networking
Web Development
XML
Functional programming
Web Applications
Media
Web

Course programme

This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.

Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.

Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

The modules available on this course are as follows:

Foundation Year Modules

Inquiry and Research Skills
Digital Media
Computing Essentials
Preparing for Success Knowledge and Creativity
Preparing for Success Self-development and Responsibility

Year 1 Modules

Application Programming
Computer Architectures
Digital Technologies and Professional Practice
Networking
Programming Concepts
User Experience (UX)
Web Development
XML

Additional information

Full Time International, September 2019: £12,000 per year

Full Time Home and EU, February 2020: £9,250 per year

Full Time International, February 2020: £12,000 per year

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