Course description
What will you study?
You will study state-of-the-art concepts in software engineering and focus on the fundamental concepts and principles of systems analysis, design, implementation and testing. You will also have an opportunity to improve your practical skills, so that you can plan and conduct complex systems development projects to meet customer needs, and integrate software solutions into an evolving business environment. Throughout the course, you consider the impact of computer systems upon individuals, organisations and the wider community.
A Research Methods module prepares you for work on your project/dissertation, which is ‘design and build’ in type, often in association with an industrial host, and includes a research element.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
The full MSc consists of five core modules, three option modules and a dissertation project.
Core modules
-Component-Based Software Engineering
-Developing Object-Orientated Solutions
-Requirements Engineering and Management
-Research Methods
-Software Engineering Tools
-Project/Dissertation (MSc Only)
Option modules
-Broadband and Mobile Networks
-Building E-Business
-Corporate Data and Database Management
-Digital Communications
-Electronic Commerce Technologies
-Enterprise Networking
-Graphical Information Fundamentals
-Internet Map Services
-Internet Wireless Networks
-Knowledge Management
-Location-Based Services, Applications and Technologies
-Multimedia Communications
-Network Design and Management
-Network Operating Systems
-Network Security
-Programming in Java
-Projects and Risk Management
-Secure and Dependable Computing
-Software Quality Assurance
-Spatial Information Analysis and Modelling
-Strategic Information Systems for E-Business
-TCP/IP Networks
-Usability Engineering
-Visualisation and Image Processing
-Wireless Communications
-Web Development in Java
-IT and Entrepreneurship
