This degree in software engineering includes an industrial placement, equipping you with practical work experience and boosting your CV. You will study a broad curriculum for two years, before learning about the development of embedded software systems that are fundamental to almost all our use of technology. Explore different aspects of computing science – such as games design, bioinformatics, and security - in your first two years Spend a year on an accredited, paid industrial placement between Stages 2 and 3 Study specialist modules in Stage 3 - such as software verification technology and real-time and cyber-physical systems - to develop skills and knowledge for your chosen career

In the present job market, computing science graduates are better placed than many others to obtain employment in a challenging and fulfilling career, and the employability of Newcastle graduates is particularly high. Computing manufacturers and software houses, for example, recruit specialists to develop software solutions. Organisations that use computers on a large scale – such as banks, insurance companies, the electronics industry, central and local government, and management in all areas of business – also offer employment opportunities to graduates with computing skills.