BSc (Hons) Software Development (Graduate Apprenticeship) at Edinburgh Napier University

Programme overview

A four-year BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship with a strong employability focus, combining vocational skills in Java and C# programming, web development, Agile project management and DevOps with underpinning theory in algorithms and mathematics. Apprentices apply these skills immediately in their workplace.

Faculty: School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment | Duration: 4 years (day release, full-time) | Study mode: day release, full-time; graduate apprenticeship | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Foundations of Software Design and Development, Mathematics for Software Engineering, Computer Systems, Data Science with Python. Year 2: Database Systems, Object Oriented Software Development, Algorithms and Data Structures, Web Technologies. Year 3: Advanced Web Technologies, Advanced Database Systems, Data Analytics. Year 4: Software Architecture, Formal Approaches to Software Engineering and an Honours Project; work-based Professional Practice projects each year.

Career pathways

Graduates can build careers in IT as software engineers, web developers, project managers, software support analysts, software developers and software testers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be employed in the same field as the subject area, be 16 or older (some employers require 18+), have the right to live and work permanently in the UK and be ordinarily resident in Scotland. Standard entry: four SQA Highers at BBBB (or equivalent) including Computing or Maths (National 5 grade C in Maths/Lifeskills Maths/Applications of Maths and English if not taken at Higher); or a Foundation Apprenticeship in an IT subject at SCQF Level 6 plus two Highers BB; or a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 6-7 in an ICT/Digital discipline; or HNC with C in the graded unit in a related discipline; or RPL. Minimum offer: BBCC plus National 5 grade C in Maths and English. Year 2 entry: Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 8, HNC grade A, HND grade B, two Advanced Highers at BB including Computing, or RPL. Year 3 entry: 240 SCQF credits with at least 120 at SCQF 8 (e.g. HND grade B) or RPL. International English: if English is not your first language, minimum IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each of the four components.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/apprenticeships/become-a-graduate-apprentice

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