Software Engineering

Our distinctive MEng Software Engineering degree builds upon the BEng Software Engineering and will enable you to adapt software engineering to new technologies and challenges to create the next generation of software systems. You'll learn to develop the core professional skills, knowledge and understanding that underpin the software engineering industry, including programming, software design, analysis, quality assurance and project management. Key areas of specialist study include critical systems, web development, advanced databases and scripting languages.

Outstanding facilities and renowned teaching staff will prepare you for work in a wide variety of areas and fields. Southampton Software Engineering graduates are in high demand and have a world-leading reputation for creative solutions based on cutting-edge knowledge and state-of-the-art technical skills. You’ll benefit from our strong relationships with employers, our Careers Hub who organise an annual careers fair and our dedicated startup incubator, Future Worlds - supporting student enterprise.

Our MEng in Software Engineering is accredited by the British Computer Society and by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. We are also a member of The Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.