Software Engineering

Overview

The Software Engineering course from Edinburgh Napier University  recognises professionalism in the development of excellent quality software, using industry recognised tools and techniques in a range of application areas.

On successful completion of this course you will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to gain graduate-level employment in a wide range of private and public sector organisations. Recent graduates from our Software Engineering course have found employment as software engineers (developer, designer, tester and maintainer), software support analysts, project managers and trainee IT consultants; and several have gained entry to prestigious management trainee programmes with large employers.

Course details

At the start of the course you will gain familiarity and understanding of the gathering, storage, retrieval and analysis of information. This then leads on to you been taught how to identify problems and formulate solutions to the gathering, storage, retrieval and analysis of complex information

As you progress, you will develop a critical understanding of the analysis, design, development, testing, evaluation and modification of reliable, maintainable and high quality software including real-time, mobile and large scale enterprise systems

In year four, you will develop a familiarity and understanding of a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the design of effective interactive systems. At this stage you will learn to select and evaluate hardware and software to facilitate the design and implementation of software systems including the interfacing between the two.

In your final year you will develop a critical understanding of the human, social, organisational, economic, legal and technological factors which affect, and are affected by, computing.

Career opportunities include:

• Software Engineer
• Project Manager
• Software Support Analysts
• Software Developer
• Software Tester