Specialism
Certification
MSc
Qualification level
MSc
Location
Glasgow
Study type
Classroom
Duration
12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
Price
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About the course

Course content

The Masters in Software Engineering provides you with a thorough grounding in professional software development, together with experience of conducting a development project, preparing you for responsible positions in the IT industry.

Why this programme

The School of Computing Science is consistently highly ranked achieving 2nd in Scotland and 10th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2017) 
You will have opportunities to meet industrial speakers who contribute to our professional skills & issues course. Employers also come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme. 
The School of Computing Science is a member of the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA). This is a collaboration of Scottish Universities whose goal is to develop and extend Scotland's position as a world leader in Informatics and Computer Science research and education. 
You will have opportunities to meet employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme. 
You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

Programme structure

Modes of delivery of the MSc in Software Engineering include lectures, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work. 

Core courses 

Enterprise cyber security 
IT architecture 
Research methods and techniques 
Safety critical systems 
Masters team project. 

Optional courses 

Advanced networking and communications 
Advanced operating systems 
Algorithmics 
Artificial intelligence 
Big data: systems, programming and management 
Computer architecture 
Computer vision methods and applications 
Cryptography and secure development 
Cyber security forensics 
Cyber security fundamentals 
Distributed algorithms and systems 
Financial software engineering 
Functional programming 
Human-computer interaction 
Human-computer interaction: design and evaluation 
Human-centred security 
Information retrieval 
Internet technology 
Machine learning 
Mobile human-computer interaction 
Modelling reactive systems 
Software project management 
Theory of computation 
Web science 

Depending on staff availability, the optional courses listed here may change. 

If you wish to engage in part-time study, please be aware that dependent upon your optional taught courses, you may still be expected to be on campus on most week days.

Career prospects

You will be particularly well qualified for responsible software development positions, not only in the IT sector but also in many other sectors such as education, engineering, health services, financial services, government, manufacturing, retail, and transport. You will also be well qualified to proceed to a PhD in computing science. 

Graduates of this programme have gone on to positions such as: 
Software Engineer at Kana Software. 

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