Software Engineering University of Leicester

Overview

The Software Engineering at University of Leicester covers the methods for developing software, following rigorous engineering practices and meeting required levels of quality. You will learn how to plan and manage software architectures for practical large-scale development projects, while adopting an academic and rigorous approach which will support you throughout your career.

The course covers: how to understand customer requirements; specify, design and code a computer solution; and test and release your solution to your customer. You will learn software modelling techniques such as UML, business concepts such as project management, and techniques for developing innovations in technology.

Careers and employability

• Many of the modules feature external speakers who are able to give first-hand accounts of how the latest computing innovations are used in industry.

• You will work on a project commissioned by a real client and gain an insight into the practices of design, implementation and professional project management. 

• You will be taught how to specify, design and develop software systems, gaining the technical skills and insights that employers value very highly.

Graduate destinations

• Graduates from the School of Informatics have gone on to many different careers, whether working for large companies, such as Accenture, BAE systems, Bloomberg and LogicaCMG, or for small, innovative start-ups. 

• You may go on to apply your knowledge directly as a software engineer or systems analyst – or you may apply your IT skills and problem-solving abilities in a related field such as finance, marketing or general business.