Our Software Systems Engineering (SSE) MSc provides an ideal foundation for PhD study. The programme is underpinned by a Software Engineering Research group that is regularly ranked among the top ten of its kind in the world (CSRankings.org); its work is used by leading global companies including Google, Facebook and Amazon. You will be taught by those who are setting the international agenda, and our research has been repeatedly rated as world-class. Students are trained in the principles and techniques of engineering large, complex software systems and gain the opportunity to apply these techniques in a realistic group project setting. The programme analyses current practice in software systems engineering, looking at the most significant trends, problems and results in complex software systems.

This professionally oriented programme provides an ideal foundation for graduates who wish to pursue a career as a software architect or leader of software development organisations. It also provides an excellent introduction for those who want to pursue research in software systems engineering.

There is, throughout the world, a strong demand for software engineers with solid foundations covering not only the programming aspects of software development, but also aspects related to requirements engineering, software architectures, system integration, and testing.