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Software Engineering at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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Canterbury Christ Church University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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12Oct
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15Nov
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22Nov
Canterbury Christ Church University - Medway Campus Open Day
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Course summary

Build your future through code with our Software Engineering degree. Designed for problem solvers who want to create innovative, secure, and high-quality digital systems, this degree will prepare you for industries including medicine, education, and space flight. This BEng (Hons) Software Engineering course blends practical coding experience with industry-standard tools, real-world projects, and expert teaching. If you're passionate about app development, cybersecurity, or AI, this degree will give you the skills and confidence to succeed in this fast-paced, in-demand sector. Taught in a supportive, inclusive environment, you’ll learn to design, build, test and deploy software that solves real-world problems, setting you up for a career in software development, web development, cybersecurity, and beyond. What you’ll learn

  • Discover how future tech is shaping our world and explore the big questions about its impact on people, business, and education.
  • Create apps that solve real problems, using the Conceive – Develop – Implement – Operate (DIO) engineering model created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Explore how Artificial Intelligence is changing the world and how human psychology impacts user experience (UX) and design.
  • Collaborate on group projects with real clients to develop teamwork and communication skills.
  • Graduate with career-ready technical skills and a strong portfolio that showcases your potential to employers.
Whether you want to become a software engineer, ethical hacker, or AI specialist, this course is your launchpad into your chosen sector. Location This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

Modules

For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website. https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/courses/software-engineering

How to apply

14Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
I302
Institution code:
C10
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Five GCSEs level 4/C or above including English, Maths, and Science are required to study this course.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/applying/entry-requirements

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £15500 Year 1
International £15500 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

Home (UK) Fees The Government has announced that it will increase the tuition fee cap by 3.1%, in line with inflation, for the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to parliamentary approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 our undergraduate home tuition fees are expected to be £9,535. International Tuition Fees (including EU fees) Undergraduate tuition fees for International students are not subject to the Government’s regulations on maximum tuition fees. The University’s 2025/26 Overseas tuition fees for international students, and information about any mid-course increases, will be published on each course webpage. More details about International student fees and funding and any Scholarships which are available can be found on the following weblink which will be updated for 2025/26 entrants in due course: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/international-student-fees-and-funding
Software Engineering at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS