Software Engineering

BSc (Hons)

This professionally accredited degree will develop your knowledge and expertise in the design, development and delivery of software for modern environments and platforms. You will develop an appreciation of software carpentry and ‘codemanship’: creating useful and usable software artefacts.

Your first year is shared with our BSc (Hons) Computer Science degree (see page 172) and cover essential computing concepts. In years two and three, you will focus on the design and development of software for particular applications and will examine architectural paradigms such as parallel and distributed computing.

Place of study: Llandaff Campus

Course length: 3-5 years full-time, dependent upon taking a foundation year (see page 166) and/or year-long sandwich placement.

Entry requirements: Typical offer: 104-112

UCAS Points

Typical modules*

The degree is based on several compulsory modules across the three years that include, but not limited to:

• Advanced Programming

• Architectures and Operating Systems

• Building for the Web

• Object-Orientated System Design

• Systems Analysis and Design

• Mobile and Web Technologies

• Developing Quality Software and Systems

*Please note. This degree is undergoing periodic review in 2023. As such modules listed here may change. Please refer to our website for the most up to date information before making an application.

“Throughout my course I had a great number of female role models within the lecturing team. The team were so supportive and inspired me to push myself. I was awarded the Software Engineering Student of the Year and was able to secure a job immediately after graduation – a graduate Scheme in the Cardiff office of a global digital consultancy company that specialises in mobile application development.”

Your future

• Real world experience can be obtained by completing an optional sandwich year placement or industrial internship.

• Specialist pathways will broaden your career options and you will be well placed to fill important gaps in the growing tech sector job market on graduation.

• Professionally accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT, meaning graduates can fulfil part of the criteria to achieve Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status.