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MSc Software Engineering

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Your studies will also give you a practical understanding of the issues relating to the design, analysis and implementation of modern software systems and you will have opportunities to meet speakers from the industry, including potential employers.

Software Engineering classIn short, this course prepares you for a professional career or research in this important field.

Why choose this course?

With the IT sector expanding rapidly around the world, there has never been a better time to develop specialist software engineering skills.

This course will give you an understanding of the latest software engineering technologies used to address today’s challenges in software development as well as providing you with a practical understanding of the issues relating to the design, analysis and implementation of modern software systems.

Students will have access to industrial standard technologies, and be provided the opportunity to specialise in topics ranging from software architecture to implementation techniques, building on the necessary skills needed to tackle modern software systems in an industrial context.

Entry Requirements

A degree (at least 2:2) in a computing subject or an engineering degree with a significant level of computing.

Applicants with equivalent professional qualifications, or a relevant Higher National Diploma (HND) will be considered, provided they can demonstrate significant, relevant work experience and the ability to benefit fully from the course.

Such applicants will be considered on an individual basis by interview. Some optional modules may not be available to students without a first degree in computing.

Candidates who do not meet the academic requirements may still qualify for entry through relevant work experience.

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Fees

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/postgraduate-fees

Student Destinations

This course aims to help you towards a rewarding position in the software industry, such as software architect, solution architect, project manager or senior software developer.

Module Details

This is an indicative listing of modules for the course:

  • Mobile Web Component Development 
  • Distributed Application Development 
  • Advanced Topics in Software Engineering 
  • Research Methods 
  • Employability Skills & Employment 
  • Learning and Professional Development
  • Dissertation 
  • HCI for Information Systems (Optional) 
  • Principles of Project Management (Optional) 
  • Consultancy and Technical Innovation (Optional)
  • Security Management (Optional) 
  • Programming Support (Optional) 
  • Enterprise Architecture (Optional)
  • Knowledge Management (Optional)
  • Data Architecture (Optional)

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