Skip navigation

Software Engineering with Management Studies (Taught)

Course details
  • 3 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Penrhyn Road Campus

Course summary

.Reasons to choose Kingston

  • You will gain in-depth understanding of strategies and architectures for designing and developing modern high quality software applications.

  • The Management Studies option will develop skills for managing teams and innovation. These skills are often sought after by employers and are invaluable if you aim to start your own business.

  • Through a project dissertation, you will study an area of interest in depth. This can offer valuable industry experience.

About this course
You will examine all stages of the software development life cycle at an advanced level. You will study software project management and business processes, software architecture and design aspects, implementation and software construction, testing and quality assurance. You will also acquire the practical skills for planning and implementing systems development projects. These projects will meet customer needs and integrate software solutions into the business environment.

Example modules

  • Agile Project Development

  • Software Architectures and Programming Models

  • Software Quality Engineering

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Career opportunities
Graduates work for organisations such as IBM, Hewlett Packard, Capgemini, JDA Software, Thomson Reuters, GlaxoSmithKline, Axa, BAA, British Telecom, Ernst & Young, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Virgin Media, Sky, and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

Modules

Course Modules

Example modules: Agile Project Development; Software Architectures and Programming Models; Software Quality Engineering. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

Open days

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in an information technology/computing science/software engineering subject; or substantial relevant work experience, such as two years as a programmer.

Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements, such as undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Our September 2027 postgraduate tuition fees are currently under review. You can view our current cycle fees via the link provided, which will give an indication of expected pricing for the next intake.

Please note that any offer letter issued will confirm the final tuition fee for your chosen course.

We recommend checking this page regularly for the most up-to-date information.

Like this page