Software Engineering BSc (Hons)

Course overview

You can still apply to BU (including through UCAS Extra). Please apply through UCAS as soon as possible; your application can only be assessed once we have received it from UCAS.

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS)*

This course forms part of our Computing Framework (formerly Software Systems Framework). When applying through UCAS you should use the course code G602.

Students have the opportunity of completing Cisco CCNA certification courses during this degree course at the BU Cisco Certified Local Networking Academy.

This course will provide you with expertise and a thorough understanding of modern computing within the context of software engineering. It will enable you to work as a technical expert within a continuously evolving market.

Strong industry links and an optional work placement will enhance your employment prospects. We strongly encourage students to take a work placement, as it is invaluable in helping to make an informed decision about your future career pathway. Students are supported throughout the placement experience, and are assisted in finding a placement, as well as given advice and techniques on how to perform well at interviews. Past placements have taken place both in the UK and abroad, and have included companies such as Sun Microsystems, Logica, Microsoft and IBM.

This course focuses on the concepts and skills needed to produce high quality software products. Graduates are ideally suited to enter careers such as software technical consultant, or software architect.

This course forms part of the Bournemouth University Computnig Framework of courses, allowing you to change your choice of course within the Framework to best suit your needs.

The richness of careers in the IT industry means that students are not always clear about which area they wish to specialise in before they join us. Some do not decide until they reach the final year. With this in mind, we have designed this Framework to have a common first year and a second year which is largely common. This design gives you exposure to a variety of modern technologies and techniques, before you make your final decision. The first two years cover those areas we know to be foundational for all professionals in this field, in addition year two enables a measure of specialism. In the final year, you have the opportunity to specialise further or to keep your education broader and more general.

*It is a general condition of the BCS that for Chartered IT Professional registration it will be necessary for students undertaking a Bachelors Honours degree programme to complete a year of further learning beyond graduation.