BSC (Hons) in SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOUNDATION

Awarded By UOB
Duration - 3 years
About Course

Software engineering is central to the success of most modern businesses. This broad-based course covers the entire software engineering cycle, giving you the vocational skills you need to take on specialist roles, from developer or programmer to IT technical support.
Study the design, development and deployment of large-scale software within industrial and commercial settings, building your understanding of the lifecycle of systems and how they fit into management and organizational contexts.
In your first year, you gain a solid foundation in databases and computer networks, software engineering, computational thinking, programming and data structures. Moving forward, you then have the opportunity for specialist study in areas such as desktop applications development, mobile application development, web technologies and software for enterprise. Your final-year project will allow you to work with greater focus, opening up the possibility of conducting further research in the future.

Why B.Sc Software Engineering?
  • It is broad based but has the depth to give you the vocational skills required for a career in software engineering
  • Explore the theory of software engineering then apply it to real-life situations
  • Challenge conventional thinking as you develop your own solutions to many issues that face software engineering
  • Benefit from the teaching experience of an academic team with strong research backgrounds, actively engaged in supporting local businesses and organizations
  • The course shares a first year with other associated BSc degrees, giving you the chance to exchange ideas and knowledge with students from other disciplines
  • Develop into a reflective practitioner with the skills to manage projects in an organizational setting
  • Take the course over four years and include a fee-free year in industry (see below), building your experience and making contacts for the future
  • If you need a step-up into higher education, start with a Foundation Year (see below) which guarantees you place on the degree course
Distinctive Features
  • Broadly based yet enough depth (programming skills, testing skills etc.) so as to give you credible vocational skills in Software Engineering.
  • Coverage of the entire Software Engineering life cycle and comprehensive skills in applied programming and in applied Software Engineering topics.
  • Taught by staff with both a strong academic research background who’re also actively engaged in knowledge transfer (e.g. to local SME’s), and who are at the forefront of their field.
  • Emphasis on the life cycle but also in-depth skills such as programming and analysis.

Career / Future Opportunities

    B.Sc Software Engineering will equip you to develop the intellectual and pragmatic skills needed to develop quality software artefacts that not only function, and meet client requirements, but also fit within the pragmatic constraints
    Recent graduates have obtained a variety of graduate trainee positions both in industry and the public sector, with good prospects for further promotion in a competitive job market.
    Initially, you are likely to gain roles such as a trainee skilled practitioner with the prospect for later progression leading to posts of responsibility supervising work within a team-based development and support settings within industrial and commercial settings.
    From the game developers to manager of IT and communications services, you will have a range of opportunities open to you as a BSc(Hons) CS & SE graduate.

    Jobs related to your degree are:
    • Application Analyst
    • Application Developer
    • Data Analyst
    • Database Administrator
    • Games Developer
    • Information Systems Manager
    • IT Consultant
    • Multimedia Programmer
    • SEO Specialist
    • Systems Analysts
    • UX Designer
    • Web Designer
    • Web Developer
    Jobs where your degree would be useful are:
    • Digital Copywriter
    • IT Sales Professional
    • IT Trainer
    • Nanotechnologist
    • Network Engineer
    • Social Media Manager
    • Technical Author
    • Web Content Author

Course Structure

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Software Engineering

Unit Code Level Unit Name Credits
CIS095-1 4 Fundamentals Of Software Engineering 30
CIS096-1 4 Mathematics And Concepts for Computational Thinking 30
CIS093-1 4 Databases and Computer Networks 30
CIS092-1 4 Principles Of Programming and Data Structures 30
CIS099-2 5 Mobile Application Development 30
CIS116-2 5 Desktop Applications Development and Software Engineering 30
CIS046-3 5 Decision Support Systems and Data Mining 30
CIS051-2 5 Web Technologies and Platforms 30
CIS007-2 6 Software for Enterprise 30
CIS050-3 6 Agile Project Management 30
CIS047-3 6 Undergraduate Project (UG) 30
CIS050-3 6 Research Methodology (RM) 30
  • Year-1
    • Coursework (Projects, Assessments)
      58%
    • Written Exam
      14%
    • Practical Exam
      28%
  • Year-2
    • Coursework (Projects, Assessments)
      43%
    • Written Exam
      44%
    • Practical Exam
      13%
  • Year-3
    • Coursework (Projects, Assessments)
      86%
    • Written Exam
      14%
Entry Requirement

The basic criteria required for entry to the courses are listed as follows: The applicants should have any of the following:

  • Successfully pass Plus 2 with minimum 55% OR 2.2 GPA in Grade XII and minimum C in individual subject
  • OR 2 A level passes (with minimum C and D Grades)
  • OR Successfully complete Foundation year (from a recognized university or HE institution)

English language requirements are as follows:

  • English language requirements are as follows:
  • OR Nepalese High School 12th English minimum 60% or B Grade
  • University of Bedfordshire ELAS with minimum of B+ Grade.

Intake
  • Jan-Feb Intake
  • Sept-Oct Intake
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