BSc(Hons) Software Engineering
This course is open for applications
About
BSc(Hons) Software Engineering at UWE Bristol gives you the technical skills, AI insights, and real-world project experience to succeed. With strong employer links and excellent job prospects, you'll graduate ready for diverse careers across the tech industry.
Why study software engineering?
Computers are essential to our lives. We use them at work, to organise our social lives and to play games.
They're also fundamental to services that keep society running smoothly such as hospitals, banks, governments, and public transport.
Software Engineering is about building reliable information systems - people and technology working together to achieve organisational goals. With more jobs available than qualified graduates, job prospects for software engineers have never been better.
Why UWE Bristol?
BSc(Hons) Software Engineering has been developed to give you the technical skills you need to succeed as a graduate.
Discover how to build software from start to finish. Explore all the latest technologies including how artificial intelligence can be used to enhance software engineering.
Gain the skills to collaborate, negotiate, and communicate effectively with colleagues and customers. Lead teams and projects and discover how companies operate profitably.
BSc(Hons) Software Engineering combines traditional academic study with networking events, guest lectures, real-world projects, and placement opportunities.
Connecting with potential employers early in your course gives you a head start in the race for graduate jobs.
Where can it take me?
After graduating from the BSc(Hons) Software Engineering, you'll graduate ready for a career as a software developer, business analyst, IT support engineer, graphical user interface designer, sales analyst, web or mobile app developer, games developer, or security analyst.
Entry
Typical offers
You will need to meet the following Level 2 requirements:
- GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
In addition to the above Level 2 qualifications, you'll need to achieve the published tariff points from your Level 3 studies prior to entry. Below is an indicative list of the main qualification types. However, we will consider any Level 3 qualifications towards meeting our entry requirements.
- Tariff points: 112
- Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page.
- English Language Requirement:
International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
*The University accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English language section. Please visit our English language requirements page.
- A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.
- EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. Please list the units you're taking in your application. For further advice on acceptable units please email us.
For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page.
- Access: No specific subjects required.
- Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
- Irish Highers: No specific subjects required.
- Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
- Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required.
- T Levels: No specific subjects required.
Entry requirements
International applicants
If you're applying to UWE Bristol from another country or region, visit the international study pages for tailored application information. If you're an international student and don't meet the academic requirements to study this course, you can qualify by completing preparatory study at our International College.
If you're applying to study at UWE Bristol and require additional support to meet our English language requirements, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Read more about our pre-sessional English Programme.
Read more about entry requirements.
How to apply
Read more about undergraduate applications.
Read more about international applications and key international deadline dates.
For further information
- Email:
UK applicants
Admissions@uwe.ac.ukInternational/EU applicants
International@uwe.ac.uk - Telephone:
UK applicants
+44 (0)117 32 83333International/EU applicants
+44 (0)117 32 86644
Structure
Content
The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.
Year one
You'll study:
- IT Practice: Skills, Models and Methods
- Introduction to OO Systems Development
- Foundations of Computing
- Information Systems Development.
Year two
You'll study:
- IT Practice: Collaborative Project
- Data, Schemas and Applications
- Object-Oriented Systems Development
- Design and Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms.
Placement year (if applicable)
If you study on the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two.
You'll complete the Professional Experience module.
See the placements and fees sections for more information.
Final year
You'll study:
- Professional Software Engineering*
- Artificial Intelligence for Software Development
- IT Practice: Consultancy Project
- Software Development Project
- Development of Information Systems Projects.
*Not available if you complete the sandwich placement year.
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we'll inform you.
Learning and Teaching
Learn through a mix of face-to-face lectures and tutorials, virtual learning environments, laboratory-based practical work, and independent project work.
To help you apply for graduate work, we arrange for employers to visit and give you advice on CV writing and interview techniques.
See our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.
Assessment
Modules are assessed mainly through coursework, while some use different methods such as in-class tests.
Fees
Full-time; Sandwich course
Indicative Additional Costs
Supplementary fee information
The UK Government has announced that the Undergraduate tuition fee cap for home students (including offshore) will increase every year in line with inflation. Legislation still needs to be passed for this increase to happen so the above home and offshore fees for 2026/27 are likely to increase should legislation be passed. Any tuition fee which is impacted by this change will be updated following Government approval.
Find out more about the new higher education reforms.
Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.
You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four year course and then transfer to the three year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.
Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.
Additional costs
Additional costs are for items you could need during your studies that aren't covered by the standard tuition fee. These could be materials, textbooks, travel, clothing, software or printing.
Features
Placements
Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Experience also hones your skills, industry knowledge, and professional network, making you highly employable on graduation.
If you study on the four-year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year 2.
Our supporting companies post placement opportunities to a dedicated community website. These roles range from junior software and web engineers to games and mobile app developers.
You'll get help to find your placement and support throughout from staff within the School and our award-winning careers service.
Find out more about work experience and placements.
Study facilities
Our industry standard facilities will help you develop practical skills and bring ideas to life.
Access over 500 workstations in our 24-hour computing laboratories.
Collaborate with classmates and develop strategies and presentations in our well-equipped labs.
A mix of traditional and creative learning environments will enable you to learn essential knowledge and real-world skills, standing you in good stead for your professional career.
Learn more about UWE Bristol's facilities and resources.
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Careers / Further study
There is a shortage of qualified computing graduates to fill all the technology jobs in the UK, and this trend is set to continue.
Successful graduates are highly sought-after, and you can expect a competitive starting salary as a software developer or engineer.
Other roles include software developer, business analyst, technical architect, IT support engineer, graphical user interface designer, sales analyst, web or mobile app developer, games developer or security analyst.
Software engineering students develop valuable analytical and problem-solving skills that will be useful in whatever career you choose.
Get inspired
Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and help find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.
We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.
Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.
Learn more about our graduate destinations.
Life
Accommodation
An excellent range of options for all of the Bristol campuses and the city centre.
Bristol
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Sports, societies and activities
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Health and Wellbeing
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Campus and facilities
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