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Full time | College Lane campus - University of Hertfordshire | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Software Engineering

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

About the course

One of a range of degrees from the taught master's programme at the Department of Computer Science

This course examines current research and practice in software engineering. You will develop knowledge and skills in the models, methodologies, measures and tools that can be employed in software development considered as an engineering discipline.

The programme offers three award routes that you can choose to study:

  • MSc Software Engineering
  • MSc Software Engineering with Placement Year
  • MSc Software Engineering with Advanced Research

Professional Accreditations

Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

Modules

The module will involve a broad case study involving the provisioning of a system which adheres to ethical and professional guidelines and standards. This will be a team project. One such case study might take the form of a large online platform where teams would have to create policies both for developers and users. The likely topics of those policies would be: issues involving sharing of user content, licensing of third party codes, moderation of content, consents from users relating to the tracking of user activity). The team would have to edit the platform such that all forms and submissions of user data are compliant with regulations particularly operative in the UK and the European Union.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,360

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,250

Entry requirements

For admission to this MSc, the normal requirement is a good Honours Degree (or equivalent) in computer science or cognate discipline. The choice of award title students may be accepted on to will be determined by the award applied for and the prior learning of the student as demonstrated by the transcript for existing qualifications held by the applicant. The programme is subject to the University's Principles, Policies and Regulations for the Admission of Students to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (in UPR SA03), along with associated procedures. These will take account of University policy and guidelines for assessing accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) and accredited prior experiential learning (APEL).

University information

The University of Hertfordshire offers a huge variety of postgraduate courses across 19 subject areas, from creative arts to sustainable planning. It offers flexible study options to suit a student’s lifestyle, fantastic links to business, and expert guidance every step of the way. Why choose postgraduate study at Herts? Student Satisfaction: 5th in the UK for Overall Student Satisfaction (PTES, 2024) and 1st in the East of England for...more