BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

An honours degree developing expertise in the design, development and delivery of software for modern environments and platforms. It is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) as partly meeting the academic requirement for Chartered Engineer registration. Taught at Llandaff Campus with an optional year-long industry placement between years two and three.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Technologies | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or a year-long placement; 5 years with both | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Principles of Programming, Architectures & Operating Systems, Computational Thinking, Explore, Web Design & Databases and Software Design & Development. Year two: Object-Oriented System Design, Mobile & Web Technologies, Expand, Agile Development and DevOps, Algorithms & Data Structures, plus Data & Knowledge Management or Networks & Communications. Year three: Parallel & Distributed Systems, Advanced Programming, a 40-credit Development Project and Professional, Sustainable & Ethical Technology, plus Cyber Security and Cryptography, Industrial Work Experience or Advanced Web Technology.

Career pathways

Software engineering roles across the IT and telecoms sector and most other public and private sectors; further taught postgraduate study in computing and information systems, and research and PhD programmes.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for year one entry: 104-112 tariff points. A levels: minimum three A levels including grades CCC, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: no specific subjects. IB Diploma: 2 x H5. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2. Scottish Advanced Highers: DD. GCSE: five at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy). Contextual offers are available. A foundation year is available for applicants who do not meet the standard requirements. International applicants: academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or a year-long placement; 5 years with both

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