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Computing conversion course - what should I look for?

So I'm a history student in my final year, looking to convert to computer science/computing with a masters next year. And with that in mind, I'm wondering what I should be looking for in a course.

My career goal is to go into software engineering. From the research I've done, it looks like the most complete computer science course on offer is at Imperial, though that's prohibitively expensive.

Some of the options I'm looking at are Bristol, St. Andrews, and Dundee. Dundee would be great financially, as I'll save money on fees (I'm already studying at Dundee), but I'm also aware that it doesn't have the greatest reputation in Computer Science. What sort of content should I want the course to cover, and will it matter much that a university is more or less well-regarded for the subject?

Here are links to the contents of the three that I mentioned:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/publications/coursecatalogue/postgraduate/latest/pgcompsci-Comp_Sci_&_IT.pdf

http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/study/courses/8

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2016/eng/msc-computer-science/

Any advice greatly welcomed, thanks!
I think the best way is by comparing the curriculum and whether it covers enough of what you need for your career goals. I've signed up to Birkbeck this year for economic reasons and convenience (I already work in London)

Unfortunately I don't know much about the options you are looking in to

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