Software Engineering with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**Why study Software Engineering with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University?**<br/>- Accredited by the British Computer Society<br/><br/><br/>- Opportunity to undertake a years industrial placement<br/><br/><br/>- Strong links with local and national companies including Corus, Unilever, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and IBM<br/><br/><br/>- £6 million invested in state-of-the-art teaching facilities including 150 high-performance computers and industry-standard software<br/><br/><br/>- Excellent career prospects, with most students finding employment soon after graduation<br/><br/><br/>- 100% of students surveyed felt the academic support on this course was good or very good (National Student Survey 2024) <br/><br/><br/>**About your course**<br/>The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Software Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University offers you both an industry-relevant curriculum plus the opportunity to complete a paid placement where you can gain essential work-place experience. This combination means you should enjoy excellent career prospects after graduation.<br/><br/>To be successful in the software engineering field, you need to be proficient in programming languages such as java and C# and to be able to apply them to a variety of problems. This requires an understanding of specific requirements and designing a viable solution that must be tested and then maintained to ensure that it can adapt to a changing world.<br/><br/>This is a practical hands-on course in which you are encouraged to boost your employment prospects by completing a paid sandwich placement in your third year.<br/><br/>**About the Foundation Year**<br/>The Foundation Year is ideal if you have the ability to study for a degree but dont have the qualifications to enter directly onto the Software Engineering honours degree programme. Once you pass the Foundation Year you will progress directly onto the first year of the honours degree. If you are a full-time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to eligibility criteria).