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Software Engineering BSc (Hons)

De Montfort University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Leicester Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

As a Software Engineering student at DMU, you will develop the technical skills needed to design and build software that is used in everyday devices and systems across our homes, workplaces and communities.This course is a specialist pathway within Computer Science sharing similar subjects for the first two years of study. Final year study includes a distinctive focus on building software across different platforms including contemporary mobile devices and embedded systems.You will also learn about the structure of organisations, gaining insight into the commercial context in which systems are commissioned and deployed.as well as introduced to computing ethics and law.


Key features

- Benefit from Education 2030, where a simplified ‘block learning’ timetable means you will study one subject at a time and have more time to engage with your learning, receive faster feedback and enjoy a better study-life balance.- Tailor your learning to your career ambitions by choosing from a range of optional final-year modules, including Functional Programming, Advanced Web Development, and Embedded Systems and IoT.- Study a diverse curriculum that has an equal balance of theory and practice and is embedded with contemporary technologies designed to tackle modern multi-core platforms.- Join our thriving student societies to build on what you learn on the course and to develop your interests and skills outside of teaching time. They include the Games Society, Robotics Club and Google’s Developer Student Club.- Benefit from an international experience with our DMU Global programme. Software Engineering students have networked at software companies in Berlin and met tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco.- Explore professional opportunities with an optional placement year. Software Engineering students have undertaken placements with large organisations including IBM, Arm Ltd, Gigaclear, Next and SAP.- Prepare for a career in the thriving software industry. Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as LHA ASRA Group, Lorien, MISCO, Oracle, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sainsbury’s.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 16,250per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

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UCAS Points : 112

from at least 2 A-Levels Five GCSEs A*-C (9-4) including English Language and Mathematics or equivalent.

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University information

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    109th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 9BH, England

The only UK university that's an ambassador for one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and one of 39 UK unis to achieve a Race Equality Charter Mark.
Through DMU Global, students can travel cheaply, learn, gain new skills and make memories – DMU has recently taken students as far as LA, Fiji and Seoul.
DMU buildings range from the historic 14th-century to contemporary 21st-century creations, and university life is enriched by students from 140 nations.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    90th out of 115 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    111 49%

    105th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    75th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.60 72%

    99th

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