Software Engineering Edinburgh Napier University

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.

Quick Facts:

• 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 the 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.

• 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.

• The MEng year of the course focuses on professional software engineering skills. This includes undertaking a team-based software engineering project, alongside studying key industrial application areas including enterprise computing and advanced web programming.

Careers

In this dynamic program, you'll learn the art and science of software development, mastering the skills needed to design, build, and maintain complex software systems that power the digital world. From coding scalable applications to testing and deployment, you'll gain a deep understanding of the entire software development lifecycle. This course will help you to build your career in the following paths:

• Software Engineer

• Project Manager

• Software Support Analysts

• Software Developer

• Software Tester