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Software Engineering – (M.Sc.)
Heriot-Watt University
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,600 - ≈ € 14,900 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Software engineers create and maintain software applications using best practice from computer science, project management, engineering, application domains and other fields. Students will learn how to apply state-of-the-art techniques and methodologies to develop high quality software to professional standards.
This course aims to impart the understanding and skills to engineer software at an advanced level to professional standards. Students can specialise in particular areas such as the development of dependable systems or mobile applications or advanced interactive systems like games or novel applications using biologically inspired models of computing.
This full-time course starts in mid September and lasts one year. Admission requires a 1st or 2nd class honours degree in Computer Science or IT or its equivalent.
The course can also be taken part-time or as a 9 month Postgraduate Diploma.
Full time students take 4 modules in semester 1 and 4 modules in semester 2 and must normally take modules in bold.
After semester 2, students continue full time on the MSc project F21MP until the course ends in August.
Contents
CORE MODULES
* Advanced Software Engineering
* Information Systems Methodologies
OPTIONAL MODULES
* Advanced Interaction Design
* Automated Sotware Engineering
* Biologically Inspired Computation
* Computer Games Programming
* Computer Graphics
* Mobile Communications & Programming
* Software Engineering in Java
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Requirements
Admission requires a 1st or 2nd class honours degree in Computer Science or IT or its equivalent. Candidates holding less than a good honours degree or its equivalent but with compensating qualifications or experience may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma course. Transfer to the MSc will be possible later on if exam and course work are at MSc level.
English Requirements
Non-native English speakers are expected to be proficient in English equivalent to a computer based TOEFL score of at least 213, a British Council IELTS score of at least 6.0, Cambridge Proficiency C or University of Michigan ECPE. English language training courses can be taken at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh during the summer.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
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