Master of Science - Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Software Engineering for Technical Computing

With the advent of ever more sophisticated and powerful computer environments, the techniques needed to develop and produce the software to run on these systems are themselves becoming increasingly complex. This course is unique in that it combines software engineering with high performance computing, giving students the tools and techniques that employers are looking for and an advantage in the job market.

This specialist option of the MSc Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering offers a unique insight into the development of computer applications across a wide spectrum of modern computing environments, from multi-core CPUs to specialist GPUs to cloud computing, all of which are relevant to the IT industry today.

Students who intend to pursue a career in software development, whether it is in the data centre, on the desktop or in the rapidly expanding mobile application space, they need to have a strong basis in software engineering. This course is unique in that it combines software engineering with high performance computing, giving students the tools and techniques that employers are looking for and an advantage in the job market.