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Does anyone know of any schools that are good for software engineering/development in the UK or anywhere in europe(must be english speaking) ... there is one catch however. I'm a US resident/citizen and I need a school that will be able to take me. I don't have any UK schooling or standardized testing. Everything I've ever done is to go to a US college ... but I don't like it here and would much prefer to go to college across the pond 
Any advice/help is much appreciated!
Any advice/help is much appreciated!BoBBj
Does anyone know of any schools that are good for software engineering/development in the UK or anywhere in europe(must be english speaking) ... there is one catch however. I'm a US resident/citizen and I need a school that will be able to take me. I don't have any UK schooling or standardized testing. Everything I've ever done is to go to a US college ... but I don't like it here and would much prefer to go to college across the pond Any advice/help is much appreciated!
Any advice/help is much appreciated!http://search.ucas.co.uk/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/search/StateId/Cc-Qsw0_bB_FlQhIcCkvFQOeV5Msu-U0Ga/HAHTpage/search.HsKeywordSuggestion.whereNext?query=882&word=SOFTWARE+ENGINEERING&single=N
That is a list of all the Software Engineering courses starting in 2006.
You say that you want to do a course in Software Engineering but I would seriously recommend you take a look at some of the Computer Science courses as well because they can be very similar (some are so similar that you can switch to a Software Engineering course after the first year). Some Universities offer Computer Science courses with modules in Software Engineering so I wouldn't be put off by the title of the course as it is not always as it seems (remember that courses vary from each University quite a bit too so you may want to take an in-depth look at some of the course content before making your decision).
I don't think you'll have any problems because you've gone to a US College. However, it would be helpful if you could tell us your predictions for your grades so other members can advise you better on courses that would be at your level.
I actually have not gone to any US colleges yet, I have a GED, which is the equivilancy of a high school diploma over here. I have top end scores on my GED test and plan to have scores in the lesser of the top end scores on my SAT's
I have been to the UCAS website and found the list, I mainly want to know which are GOOD universities as opposed to the not so good universities for CS in particular. Personal experience at a particular uni would be splendid, but any word of mouth would be great. I know nothing of any school over there and the only one I really know anything about is Richmond, and i've heard some not so snazzy things about that school, including on this forum.
I have been to the UCAS website and found the list, I mainly want to know which are GOOD universities as opposed to the not so good universities for CS in particular. Personal experience at a particular uni would be splendid, but any word of mouth would be great. I know nothing of any school over there and the only one I really know anything about is Richmond, and i've heard some not so snazzy things about that school, including on this forum.
Since you found the list from the UCAS website, in my opinion the following universities are good: Bradford, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Herriot Watt, Hull, Imperial, Kingston, Manchester, Napier, Oxford Brookes, Paisley, Sheffield, Southampton, Stirling, Strathclyde, and Ulster.
I would apply to a variety from the good uni's that I listed above, and some from the UCAS website that require a little bit lower grades. Nevertheless, the uni's that I didn't mention from the UCAS website are not bad too.
I would apply to a variety from the good uni's that I listed above, and some from the UCAS website that require a little bit lower grades. Nevertheless, the uni's that I didn't mention from the UCAS website are not bad too.
Saving you to go to the UCAS website everytime, I post a list of uni's that offer software engineering:
Blackpool and The Fylde College An Associate College of Lancaster University (B41) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
Bournemouth University (B50) qualification
Software Engineering (G602) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering Management (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
The University of Bradford (B56) qualification
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT Hon BEng
Software Engineering (4 years) (G602) 4SW Hon BEng
Bradford College: An Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University (B60) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
Bridgwater College (B70) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
University of Brighton (B72) qualification
Software Engineering (4-year sandwich) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Bristol, City of Bristol College (B77) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
University of the West of England, Bristol (B80) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Carmarthenshire College (C22) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006H) 2FT HND
University of Central England in Birmingham (C25) qualification
Software Engineering (106G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Central Lancashire (C30) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Coventry University (C85) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
De Montfort University (D26) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Doncaster College (D52) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Durham (D86) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of East London (E28) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
The University of Essex (E70) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Farnborough College of Technology (F66) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 2FT Fdg FdSc
University of Glamorgan (G14) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G602) 2FT Fdg FdSc
University of Greenwich (G70) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 2FT HND BEng
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (H24) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 5FT Hon MEng
Software Engineering (4 years) (G602) 4FT Hon MEng
University of Hertfordshire (H36) qualification
Software Systems for the Arts & Media (Extended) (G608) 4FT Hon BSc
UHI Millennium Institute (H49) qualification
Computing: Software Development (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Huddersfield (H60) qualification
Software Development (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (006G) 3SW HND
Software Engineering (G601) 5SW Hon MEng
The University of Hull (H72) qualification
Comp Software Dev with Industrial Exp (4 years) (G602) 4FT Hon BSc
Comp Software Dev with Study Abroad (4 years) (G603) 4FT Hon BSc
Computer Software Development (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Computer Software Development (G601) 4FT Hon BSc
Imperial College London (University of London) (I50) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (h) (G600) 4FT Hon MEng
Kingston University (K84) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Lincoln (L39) qualification
Software Engineering (G601) 4FT Hon MComp
Liverpool John Moores University (L51) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (L53) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Luton (L93) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Manchester College of Arts and Technology (M10) qualification
Software Development (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Manchester (M20) qualification
Software Engineering (Business Systems) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
The Manchester Metropolitan University (M40) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (Foundation) (G608) 4FT/5SW Hon BSc
Napier University, Edinburgh (N07) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4FT Hon BEng
Software Technology (G601) 1FT/2FT Ord/Hon BSc
University College Northampton (N38) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Northbrook College Sussex (N41) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education (a regional college of Anglia Polytechnic Univ) (N82) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT/3SW HND
Nottingham Trent University (N91) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Oxford Brookes University (O66) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Paisley (P20) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4FT/5SW Ord/Hon BSc
The People's College Nottingham (P40) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Portsmouth (P80) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
The University of Sheffield (S18) qualification
Software Engineering (4 years) (G650) 4FT Hon MEng
Software Engineering (including Foundation Year) (G651) 4FT Hon MEng
Sheffield Hallam University (S21) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Southampton (S27) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon MEng
Southampton Institute (S30) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering (with foundation) (G608) 4FT Hon BSc
Staffordshire University (S72) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT/4SW Hon MEng
Software Engineering (G602) 1FT Deg BSc
The University of Stirling (S75) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
The University of Strathclyde (S78) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
Suffolk College An Accredited College of the University of East Anglia (S81) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Swansea Institute of Higher Education (S96) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Teesside (T20) qualification
Informatics (4-year sandwich) (G401) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (4-year sandwich) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Ulster (U20) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon MEng
Walsall College of Arts and Technology (W12) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (106G) 1FT HNC
University of Westminster (W50) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering with Foundation (4 years) (G601) 4FT Hon BSc
Wigan and Leigh College (W67) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Wolverhampton (W75) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Blackpool and The Fylde College An Associate College of Lancaster University (B41) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
Bournemouth University (B50) qualification
Software Engineering (G602) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering Management (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
The University of Bradford (B56) qualification
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT Hon BEng
Software Engineering (4 years) (G602) 4SW Hon BEng
Bradford College: An Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University (B60) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
Bridgwater College (B70) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
University of Brighton (B72) qualification
Software Engineering (4-year sandwich) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Bristol, City of Bristol College (B77) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
University of the West of England, Bristol (B80) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Carmarthenshire College (C22) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006H) 2FT HND
University of Central England in Birmingham (C25) qualification
Software Engineering (106G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Central Lancashire (C30) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Coventry University (C85) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
De Montfort University (D26) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Doncaster College (D52) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Durham (D86) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of East London (E28) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
The University of Essex (E70) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Farnborough College of Technology (F66) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 2FT Fdg FdSc
University of Glamorgan (G14) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G602) 2FT Fdg FdSc
University of Greenwich (G70) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 2FT HND BEng
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (H24) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 5FT Hon MEng
Software Engineering (4 years) (G602) 4FT Hon MEng
University of Hertfordshire (H36) qualification
Software Systems for the Arts & Media (Extended) (G608) 4FT Hon BSc
UHI Millennium Institute (H49) qualification
Computing: Software Development (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Huddersfield (H60) qualification
Software Development (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (006G) 3SW HND
Software Engineering (G601) 5SW Hon MEng
The University of Hull (H72) qualification
Comp Software Dev with Industrial Exp (4 years) (G602) 4FT Hon BSc
Comp Software Dev with Study Abroad (4 years) (G603) 4FT Hon BSc
Computer Software Development (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Computer Software Development (G601) 4FT Hon BSc
Imperial College London (University of London) (I50) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (h) (G600) 4FT Hon MEng
Kingston University (K84) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Lincoln (L39) qualification
Software Engineering (G601) 4FT Hon MComp
Liverpool John Moores University (L51) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (L53) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Luton (L93) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Manchester College of Arts and Technology (M10) qualification
Software Development (006G) 2FT HND
The University of Manchester (M20) qualification
Software Engineering (Business Systems) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
The Manchester Metropolitan University (M40) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (Foundation) (G608) 4FT/5SW Hon BSc
Napier University, Edinburgh (N07) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4FT Hon BEng
Software Technology (G601) 1FT/2FT Ord/Hon BSc
University College Northampton (N38) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Northbrook College Sussex (N41) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education (a regional college of Anglia Polytechnic Univ) (N82) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT/3SW HND
Nottingham Trent University (N91) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Oxford Brookes University (O66) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Paisley (P20) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4FT/5SW Ord/Hon BSc
The People's College Nottingham (P40) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Portsmouth (P80) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
The University of Sheffield (S18) qualification
Software Engineering (4 years) (G650) 4FT Hon MEng
Software Engineering (including Foundation Year) (G651) 4FT Hon MEng
Sheffield Hallam University (S21) qualification
Computing (Software Engineering) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Southampton (S27) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon MEng
Southampton Institute (S30) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering (with foundation) (G608) 4FT Hon BSc
Staffordshire University (S72) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT/4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (G601) 3FT/4SW Hon MEng
Software Engineering (G602) 1FT Deg BSc
The University of Stirling (S75) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
The University of Strathclyde (S78) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4FT Hon BSc
Suffolk College An Accredited College of the University of East Anglia (S81) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Swansea Institute of Higher Education (S96) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
University of Teesside (T20) qualification
Informatics (4-year sandwich) (G401) 4SW Hon BSc
Software Engineering (4-year sandwich) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
University of Ulster (U20) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 4SW Hon MEng
Walsall College of Arts and Technology (W12) qualification
Software Engineering (006G) 2FT HND
Software Engineering (106G) 1FT HNC
University of Westminster (W50) qualification
Software Engineering (G600) 3FT Hon BSc
Software Engineering with Foundation (4 years) (G601) 4FT Hon BSc
Wigan and Leigh College (W67) qualification
Computing (Software Development) (006G) 2FT HND
University of Wolverhampton (W75) qualification
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (G600) 4SW Hon BSc
I'd suggest that you look at Computer Science based courses at the following universities :-
Imperial College London, University of York, University of Warwick, University of Southampton, University of Manchester, University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburugh.
They all have great CS departments, and a fair few of them will offer a 4 year undergraduate masters which covers alot more of the software enginering side of CS then their 3yr courses. For instance at York the four year MEng is actually awarded as an MEng in Computer Systems and Software Enginering, while the three year BEng is awarded as a BEng in Computer Science.
Imperial College London, University of York, University of Warwick, University of Southampton, University of Manchester, University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburugh.
They all have great CS departments, and a fair few of them will offer a 4 year undergraduate masters which covers alot more of the software enginering side of CS then their 3yr courses. For instance at York the four year MEng is actually awarded as an MEng in Computer Systems and Software Enginering, while the three year BEng is awarded as a BEng in Computer Science.
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