Software Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS

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Course summary

Why study Software Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University?

  • Accredited by the British Computer Society
  • Opportunity to undertake a year's industrial placement
  • Strong links with local and national companies including Corus, Unilever, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and IBM
  • £6 million invested in state-of-the-art teaching facilities including 150 high-performance computers and industry-standard software
  • Excellent career prospects, with most students finding employment soon after graduation
About your course The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University offers you both an industry-relevant curriculum plus the opportunity to complete a paid placement where you can gain essential work-place experience. This combination means you should enjoy excellent career prospects after graduation. To be successful in the software engineering field, you need to be proficient in programming languages such as java and C# and to be able to apply them to a variety of problems. This requires an understanding of specific requirements and designing a viable solution that must be tested and then maintained to ensure that it can adapt to a changing world. This is a practical hands-on course in which you are encouraged to boost your employment prospects by completing a paid sandwich placement in your third year.

Modules

Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.

Assessment method

Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, usually a combination of exams and coursework. You will be assessed by a combination of coursework and exams plus an independent final year project, which contributes substantially to your final mark. Your tutors will give prompt and constructive feedback via Canvas (our virtual learning environment), face-to-face or as written comments. This will help you to identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to put in more work.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

How to apply

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 4

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

You can access the Clearing entry requirements for this course by clicking the direct link provided on this page.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
International £18250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All figures are subject to yearly increases. Tuition fees are subject to parliamentary approval.

Sponsorship information

Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships

Software Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS