BEng (Honours) Software Engineering

Year of Entry 2025/26
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BEng (Honours)

Software Engineering

Full-time Computing

Gain experience in the complete software development process and prepare for a career in software engineering.

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    What is the fee?

    Home: See fees section below
    International/EU: £17,155 per year (£1,200 for placement year)

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    3 / 4 Years

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

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    What are the entry requirements?

    112-120 UCAS points

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    What is the UCAS code?

    G600

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2025

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    Placement year available?

    Yes


Course summary

  • Gain real-world experience that’s relevant to your future career. 
  • Develop your knowledge of database design and manipulation. 
  • Study major programming languages and various modern frameworks. 
  • Learn to produce high-quality, large-scale web, mobile and desktop applications. 
  • Work on real client software projects 

On this course, you’ll learn how to design, implement, and test complex, high-quality and large-scale software applications that can be used in enterprise environments. You’ll develop the skills you’ll need to work as a professional software developer using modern approaches which can be applied to new and emerging technologies. 

Accredited by
  • BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

This course is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.



Employability

100% of our graduates are in work or further study fifteen months after graduating, with 86% in highly skilled employment or further study (2021/22 Graduate Outcomes Survey).

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How you learn

Watch course leader Jamie Hufford talk about this course.

At Sheffield Hallam, all our courses are designed to engage you with the world and challenge you to think in new ways. You’ll get to collaborate with others, and you’ll be taught in a supportive environment where you can thrive. 

This course starts by helping you develop practical skills in creating software applications through lectures and hands-on tutorial sessions. These sessions will build your understanding of how and when to use appropriate processes, tools, technologies and project management practices. 

You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate on real-world projects to produce software prototypes introduced and inspired by industry. Tackling projects found in industry will help prepare you for a career in software engineering, all within a supportive learning environment. 

During your final year, you’ll create your own software application, guided by a dedicated project supervisor. As part of this project, you’ll undertake research, and apply new skills while you create a software product that you can be proud of. 

The combination of teaching methods applied across the course will allow you to develop a range of skills through practical implementation, problem-solving activities, and teamwork, allowing you to take an active approach to learning and encouraging self-development.  

You learn through:

  • lectures 
  • hands-on lab sessions and tutorials 
  • regular feedback 
  • teamwork and group-based learning 
  • practice-based applied learning 
  • discussions 
  • self-study 

You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include 

  • access to our student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development 
  • access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments 
  • industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities 

Course leaders and tutors

Jamie Hufford
Jamie Hufford
Senior Lecturer

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Applied learning

Work placements 

You’ll have the opportunity to complete a year-long work placement between your second and third year. A placement is widely recognised as the gold standard opportunity to gain personal and professional development through real-world experience. 

You will be encouraged to take up this opportunity, as it will benefit your long-term career prospects and salary level, as well as your academic achievements and degree classification. Your course will prepare you to succeed in your placement and you will be supported throughout it. 

Your placement will allow you to apply the knowledge and skills gained on your course, in areas such as web development, mobile applications, backend software and desktop solutions. 

Students from this course have worked with companies such as:

  • 3Squared  
  • CSE Servelec  
  • IBM  
  • Intel  
  • SN Systems  

Your placement year will allow you to gain an Applied Professional Diploma in addition to your degree which will enhance your graduate profile and give you the edge with future employers.  

You’ll also be supported to take advantage of work experience opportunities throughout your course, through access to a range of support activities, resources, and employer events from your Employability Team. This will further enhance your employability skillset, confidence, and opportunity-awareness to help you succeed in your career after graduating. 

Live projects 

In your first and second years you’ll work in a group on a real client-based project. You’ll analyse their requirements, then design, implement and test a prototype which you’ll present to your client. This will allow you to experience the types of demands faced by commercial software engineers – as well as increasing your confidence while you’re applying for your work placements. 

Students have worked on live projects for clients including Next, XLN, Elanco and Elaros (Digital Health). These have included using augmented reality and 3D technologies, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, cloud services and mobile development. Students have often found placements with the client as a result of the excellent work they’ve done for these live projects. 

Networking opportunities 

Throughout the course there are numerous opportunities for you to engage with career management, career fairs and workshops, employer presentations, visits and professional advisers. 


Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

  • software development 
  • web-based applications 
  • mobile app development 
  • systems and IT support 
  • project management 
  • IT consultancy 

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

  • Capita 
  • Plusnet 
  • 3Squared 
  • SkyBet 
  • Raspberry Pi Foundation 
Student's success story
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Niall Hogan studies BENG (Hons) Software Engineering with us and has been on placement with technology-driven language and market specialists, Guildhawk in Sheffield. Read more

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

City Campus

City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Howard Street
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S1 1WB

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Equipment and facilities

On this course you’ll work with and have access to:

  • modern software IDEs including Visual Studio 
  • industry-standard software 
  • state-of-the-art hardware 
  • IoT and SBC devices 

We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students. 

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Entry requirements

All students

UCAS points

  • 112-120

This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:

  • BBC-BBB at A Level.
  • DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
  • Merit overall from a T level qualification
  • A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

  • English Language or Literature at grade C or 4
  • Maths at grade C or 4

GCSE equivalents

  • Level 2 Literacy or Functional Skills Level 2 English
  • Level 2 Numeracy or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths

• Access - an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

The evidence that you provide in your personal statement and references will influence whether your application is successful. So plan what you want to say and take your time completing the application form.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

We welcome applications from people of any age. We may be flexible in our normal offer if you can show a commitment to succeed and have the relevant skills and experience. This must show that you will benefit from and finish the course successfully.

 

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.


Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Databases And System Modelling
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Programming
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Software Projects
Credits 60
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Web Development
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 2

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Introduction To Software Engineering
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Systems Programming
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Elective modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning 1
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Game Development
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Handling Data In The Cloud
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Mobile Applications Development
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Professional Software Projects
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Study Abroad - Computing And Digital Technologies
Credits 60
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 3

Optional modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Placement Year
Credits -
Assessment
Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Development Project
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(40%) , Practical(60%)
Management Of It Projects
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Software Architecture And Design
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Elective modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Contemporary Software Engineering
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Machine Learning Algorithms And Heuristics
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Robotics
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Secure Software Engineering
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2025/26 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

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How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.

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Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

Additional costs for School of Computing and Digital Technologies (PDF, 136.3KB)

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Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.

 

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