Why choose Herts?

• Industry Accreditation: Accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) enabling graduates to register at The Chartered Institute for IT as a chartered IT professional.
• Work Placement Opportunities: You have a one-year paid?industry placement option. Previous students have worked for organisations including Apple, Intel and Microsoft.
• Employment Prospects: Graduates work as Business Analysts, Consultants, Software Engineers, and Application Developers for organisations including Capgemini, Optoma Technology and Ocado.

 

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.  

 

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