BEng (Hons) Software Engineering at University of Westminster

Programme overview

The BEng (Hons) Software Engineering teaches how to design, build and maintain reliable software systems, with strong engineering foundations, practical system building, modern technologies and professional development practices. Learning is centred on practical development tasks mirroring real software engineering workflows.

Department: Computer Science and Engineering | Duration: 3 years full-time, or 4 years with placement year | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Software Development I and II, Mathematics for Computing, Applications of AI and Prompt Engineering, Web Design and Development, Agile Team Project, Back-end Web Development, Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Systems, Object Oriented Programming, Distributed Systems and DevOps Engineering, Secure Software Engineering and a Software Engineering Final Project, plus options such as Mobile Application Development, Practical Machine Learning and iOS Application Development.

Career pathways

Graduates can work as software engineers across finance, healthcare, retail, telecommunications and digital services, with experience from collaborative projects and work-based learning.

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Entry requirements

A levels CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points); T levels 96 UCAS Tariff points; International Baccalaureate 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme (IB Career-related Programme considered case by case); BTEC Extended Diploma MMM; BTEC Diploma DD; Access to HE 96 UCAS Tariff points. In addition: GCSE English Language grade 4/C and GCSE Maths grade 4/C (IB equivalents stated: English grade 4 Higher level, Maths grade 2 SL and HL, IB MYP 3). Combinations of these qualifications are also welcomed. International applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year (2027/28 entry). Source

International applicants: GBP 19,000 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year (2027/28 entry). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 or 4 years

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