Course summary

• Gain real-world experience that’s relevant to your future career.
• Develop your knowledge of database design and manipulation.
• Study major programming languages and various modern frameworks.
• Learn to produce high-quality, large-scale web, mobile and desktop applications.
• Work on real client software projects

On this course, you’ll learn how to design, implement, and test complex, high-quality and large-scale software applications that can be used in enterprise environments. You’ll develop the skills you’ll need to work as a professional software developer using modern approaches which can be applied to new and emerging technologies.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

During your final year, you’ll create your own software application, guided by a dedicated project supervisor. As part of this project, you’ll undertake research, and apply new skills while you create a software product that you can be proud of.

The combination of teaching methods applied across the course will allow you to develop a range of skills through practical implementation, problem-solving activities, and teamwork, allowing you to take an active approach to learning and encouraging self-development.  

You learn through:

• lectures
• hands-on lab sessions and tutorials
• regular feedback
• teamwork and group-based learning
• practice-based applied learning
• discussions
• self-study

This course starts by helping you develop practical skills in creating software applications through lectures and hands-on tutorial sessions. These sessions will build your understanding of how and when to use appropriate processes, tools, technologies and project management practices.

You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate on real-world projects to produce software prototypes introduced and inspired by industry. Tackling projects found in industry will help prepare you for a career in software engineering, all within a supportive learning environment.

You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include

• access to our student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development
• access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
• industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities

 Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

• software development
• web-based applications
• mobile app development
• systems and IT support
• project management
• IT consultancy

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

• Capita
• Plusnet
• 3Squared
• SkyBet
• Raspberry Pi Foundation

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 2

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentIntroduction To Software Engineering40Coursework
Professional Software Projects40Coursework
Systems Programming20Coursework
Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentArtificial Intelligence And Machine Learning 120Coursework
Game Development20Coursework
Handling Data In The Cloud20Coursework
Mobile Applications Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentContemporary Software Engineering20Coursework
Machine Learning Algorithms And Heuristics20Coursework
Robotics20Coursework
Secure Software Engineering20Coursework