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With the IT sector expanding rapidly around the world, there has never been a better time to take a software engineering course. We will help you develop the knowledge and practical skills you need to further your career or research activities. This course will introduce you to the latest industry standard technologies and provide the opportunity to specialise in topics ranging from software architecture to implementation techniques, building on necessary skills to tackle modern software systems in an industrial context. Furthermore, you will become familiar with a broad range of current scholarship work in software engineering and learn how to research and review published work. With these new skills, you will be prepared for a professional career in software systems and lead to rewarding work in the software industry such as software architect, solution architect, project manager, senior software developer etc. Show less

Compulsory modules
You must take all compulsory modules and choose one of the optional modules excluding Learning and Professional Development, Programming Support and Employability Skills and Employment which are additional optional support modules.
The Learning and Professional Development module is compulsory for international students.
Mobile Web Component Development
Big Data Analytics
Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
Machine Learning
Research Methods
Dissertation

Optional modules
HCI for Information Systems
Security Operations and Assurance

Course detail & modules
If you have a background in IT and want to specialise in software engineering, this course will hone your critical research and analysis skills and add to industry-specific knowledge.

It will help you build the skills you need to work with modern software systems in today’s industry and develop a comprehensive understanding of commercial software engineering.

Beyond the core topics, this software engineering degree will allow you to specialise in areas from software project management to implementation techniques.

This course is led by an academic team with extensive research and professional practice directly in software engineering. You will benefit from the industry experience and current research of supportive tutors, and enjoy access to computer labs, our modern library and a range of digital resources.

In the final stages of your course, you will use your enhanced research skills and knowledge to complete an original piece of work. This could be the design and implementation of a complex software application, a literature-focused study or a research-focused empirical study.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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