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Looking to take your programming skills to the next level? The University of Bolton's MSc Software Engineering course taught at our London Academic Centre by our learning partners Regent College London offers the advanced skills and knowledge you'll need to develop your career in this in-demand global industry.
Award:
MSc
Mode of Study:
Full-time
Duration:
12 months
Location:
Regent College London
Start date:
To be confirmed
The University of Bolton's MSc Software Engineering course taught at our London Academic Centre by our learning partners Regent College London offers graduates with a background in computing and programming the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of advanced software methodologies. This intensely practical course supports and encourages you to hone your creative thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills through the use of realistic scenarios inspired by the industry experience of our tutors and professional software engineering contacts.
You'll have the opportunity to study the latest methodologies and development techniques, and deepen your understanding of approaches such as design patterns and contemporary software engineering practices. We'll support you as you acquire the capacity to adapt and learn new skills, ready to respond as the software engineering industry evolves throughout your career. Since software engineering is an international business unconstrained by geographical area, you'll also explore issues such as localisation within application development.
As the programme has been designed collaboratively with industrial partners, it supports you to equip yourself with professional skills and understand the ethical and environmental issues you'll encounter in your professional life.
Our teaching and learning strategies help you prepare for your postgraduate career. Our assessments are designed to help you develop sophisticated intellectual capabilities in research, critique, synthesis and innovation, as well as enhance essential skills such as group working and report writing.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
Our MSc in Software Engineering is aimed at computer science graduates and experienced professional programmers. We explore using complex software systems, methodologies, measures and tools in the software engineering process at the postgraduate level. As a software engineer, duties can include producing project requirements, writing algorithms, coding, testing, deployment or maintenance.
As a graduate of this programme, you'll possess a wide range of technical skills such as software reuse, agile development, design patterns and software architecture. You'll also be able to demonstrate a range of transferable skills, including advanced IT skills, analytical skills, communication, creativity and innovation, independence, logic, numeracy, project management and organisation.
Graduates with a Master's in Software Engineering may work in software engineering research or on large-scale software development projects. Jobs directly suited to graduates of this course include software engineering, software architecture, games development, systems development, web design, web development, search engine optimisation, information systems management and business analysis.
This course also paves the way for PhD research studies in software engineering and computing-related subjects.
Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of other careers. For some of these roles, relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some possibilities include:
Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £7,920 for the academic year 2023/24.
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2023-2024 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:
You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:
You should have to hand:
Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates
Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies
Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role
Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately
Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference
Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.
Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.
If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions@bolton.ac.uk
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.
We use a blend of learning and teaching methods to give you the best possible chance of success. During your studies, we'll expect you to participate in lectures, seminars, tutorials and critiques. You’ll also experience laboratory and workshop sessions and undertake self-directed learning, e-learning and online sessions.
You'll have the chance to acquire and enhance your practical skills through technical introductions and support, workshop sessions, demonstrations and activity-based assignments.
We'll provide regular written feedback on your work, with assessments normally completed by the end of each module. Assessment is varied and can include methods such as assignments, projects, exams and presentations. Most of your overall grade will be based on coursework.
The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
Level | Assesment method |
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Level one | Coursework 60%, Practical exams 33%, Written exams 7% |
Level | Learning activity |
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Level one | Guided independent study 85%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 15% |
Disclaimer
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
The academic staff detailed above teach across a range of courses in this subject area and may not teach on this course specifically.
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