MEng Software Engineering
About this course
MEng (Hons) in Software Engineering. Core topics include Programming, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a professional placement year and an optional international study period, culminating in a final-year Computing Project. This integrated masters provides Level 7 instruction across advanced software engineering topics.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA Grades AAB, if offering Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Software Systems Development, Computing or Computer Science (not IT/ICT),Grade A must be in one of the above subjects.
What students say
Based on about 27 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 69%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 26%
- Other qualifications: 2%
Modules
- Object Oriented Programming
- Introduction to Databases
- Client Side Development
- Introduction to Physical Computing
- Problem Solving for Computing
- Innovation and Society
- Computing Professional Life Skills
- Computer Networking
- Software Testing
- Systems Security
- Server Side Development
- Software Product and Process Management
- Algorithms & Data Structures
- Computing Placement Preparation
- International Academic Studies
- Professional Practice - Computing
- Full-Stack Strategies and Development
- Software Quality and Engineering Management
- Computing Project
- Cloud Native Development
- Enterprise Networks
- Edge and Embedded Intelligence
- Social, Sustainable and Ethical Computing
- Software Product Management
- Digital Transformation
- Software Engineering Group Project
- Pervasive Computing
- Intelligence Engineering and Infrastructure
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on MEng Software Engineering at Ulster University?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MEng Software Engineering at Ulster University?
The typical offer is AAA at A level. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does MEng Software Engineering at Ulster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MEng Software Engineering at Ulster University?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.