BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science (Software Engineering), a computer science degree focused on software design, programming, and system development. Core topics include Programming, Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course offers an optional foundation year and an industry placement year, and is accredited by the British Computer Society. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introductory Programming, Data and Information, Logic and Computation, and a Group Project. The second year progresses with Algorithms and their Applications, Software Development and Management, Networks and Operating Systems, and a Level 5 Group Project. The final year includes compulsory study in Advanced Topics in Computer Science and the Computer Science Final Year Project. Students can also select from optional modules such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Digital Media and Games, and Software Project Management to tailor their studies.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 2 or HL 2
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 77%: 168 offers from 218 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Information Technology Professionals: 45%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 67%
- South East: 19%
- South West: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 95%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Data and Information
- Information Systems and Organisations
- Logic and Computation
- Introductory Programming
- Programming Applications
- Group Project
- Algorithms and their Applications
- Level 5 Group Project
- Networks and Operating Systems
- Software Development and Management
- Usability Engineering
- Fundamentals of Algorithms
- Advanced Topics in Computer Science
- Computer Science Final Year Project
- Software Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Media and Games
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Network Computing
- Software Project Management
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £37,000 after 3 years, £46,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £62,500. The £46,000 median after five years is £10,000 more than the UK median for Computer science.
What do graduates of BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London?
77% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 168 offers from 218 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London accredited?
Yes. Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
How many students continue on BSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.