Overview

Information Technology (IT) pervades our lives. If you are a graduate and you are equipped with advanced software development skills, you will enjoy a significant advantage in pursuing your career, whatever your previous degree subject.

During the Software Development programme students from University of Glasgow have an opportunity to develop and practice relevant professional and transferable skills, and to meet and learn from employers about working in the IT industry.

You will have opportunities to meet employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme.

You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

Career prospects

Former students are now employed in the chemical, electronics, travel, food, and oil industries, in banking and insurance, in software houses, in retailing, in education, in the health service, in management consultancy, in civil engineering, and in other sectors. Some graduates apply their newly-acquired software development skills within their existing careers, or move into research or teaching.

Graduates of this programme have gone on to work for companies such as Morgan Stanley, Seemis, BiP Solutions and Kotikan. Positions include Software Engineer, Web Developer and Software Developer.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Programming for AI
Algorithms And Data Structures (M)
Databases and Data Analytics (M)
Enterprise Cyber Security (M)
Programming
Software Engineering (M)
Systems And Networks

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-08 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

Upper Second Class _{(recommended)}

English requirements

PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject with less than 50% of credit bearing modules in Computing.
We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons with over 8 years of work experience
Please note prior knowledge and skills in computing are advantageous, but not essential.
Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

34470 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12960 GBP / year

≈ 12960 GBP / year

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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