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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

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Degree Programme Table: Software Engineering (BEng Hons) (UTSWENG)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

Please note that all students must pass Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation INFR08025 (INF1A), and Informatics 1 - Object Oriented Programming INFR08029 (INF1B) before they are allowed to progress into Year 2 of this degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation

Must be passed

INFR08025 20 credits
Informatics 1 - Object Oriented Programming

Must be passed

INFR08029 20 credits
Linear Algebra 1

Must be passed

MATH08079 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Calculus and Algebra Fundamentals for Informatics

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Calculus and Algebra for Informatics MATH07005 (CAFI) is required for students with Higher Mathematics only, or Advanced Higher less than Grade A, or A-level Mathematics less than grade A, or equivalent. It is not recommended for students with A-level Mathematics at Grade A*, or SQA Advanced Higher at Grade A, or equivalent.
Calculus and Algebra Fundamentals for Informatics
MATH07005 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 40 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before making your course choices make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Informatics 2 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures

Must be passed

INFR08026 20 credits
Informatics 2C - Introduction to Computer Systems

Must be passed

INFR08027 20 credits
Discrete Mathematics and Probability

Must be passed

INFR08031 20 credits
Informatics 2 - Foundations of Data Science

Must be passed

INFR08030 20 credits
Informatics 2 - Software Engineering and Professional Practice

Must be passed

INFR08032 20 credits

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
These are courses in all schools other than Medicine, or the Centre for Open Learning.

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before making your course choices make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

Some third year courses are prerequisites for specific fourth year courses, you are advised to consider your plans for fourth year when making your course choices.

Students who are members of Edinburgh University Formula Student may request a concession from the School Curriculum Approval Officer (SCAO) to replace System Design Project INFR09032 (SDP) with Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10) INFR10084 (IEL-10). Please contact your Student Support Team to gain approval from the IEL-10 Course Organiser, confirming your eligibility for that course, and they will then pass to the SCAO.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Professional Issues (Level 10)
INFR10022 10 credits
Computer Security
INFR10067 20 credits
Informatics Large Practical
INFR09051 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 70 credits in this group.

Informatics Hons 3rd Year Group Project

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
System Design Project
INFR09032 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Project
INFR09053 20 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year 10-credit Courses

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are 10 credit Informatics courses open to third-year undergraduate students. All of these courses run in Semester 1.
Algorithms and Data Structures
INFR10052 10 credits
Computational Cognitive Science
INFR10054 10 credits
Software Testing
INFR10057 10 credits
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science
INFR10059 10 credits
Elements of Programming Languages
INFR10061 10 credits
Automated Reasoning
INFR10087 10 credits
Modelling Concurrent Systems (Level 10)
INFR10089 10 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year Sem 2 SE Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Software Engineering courses in Semester 2 open to third-year undergraduate students.
Computer Communications and Networks
INFR10074 20 credits
Operating Systems
INFR10079 20 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 3rd Year Sem 2 non-SE Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are other Informatics courses in Semester 2 open to third-year undergraduate students.
Compiling Techniques
INFR10065 20 credits
Foundations of Natural Language Processing
INFR10078 20 credits
Machine Learning
INFR10086 20 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all Schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by fourth-year students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the Course Organiser, and have the course choice approved by your student support team.

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before making your course choices make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

These lists include courses at level 10 and level 11. In general, level 11 courses will contain more advanced material and be taught at a higher level than level 10 courses; you should take account of this when planning your course combination.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Honours Project (Informatics)
INFR10044 40 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Informatics Hons 4th Year SE Courses

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are Software Engineering courses at level 10 or 11 open to fourth-year undergraduate students. The Level 10 SE courses are included for students who were unable to take these courses in third year due to year abroad.
Software Testing
INFR10057 10 credits
Elements of Programming Languages
INFR10061 10 credits
Computer Security
INFR10067 20 credits
Computer Communications and Networks
INFR10074 20 credits
Computing in the Classroom
INFR10077 20 credits
Operating Systems
INFR10079 20 credits
Introduction to Databases
INFR10080 20 credits
Modelling Concurrent Systems (Level 10)
INFR10089 10 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11) (UG)
INFR11226 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science (UG)
INFR11229 20 credits
Usable Security and Privacy (UG)
INFR11230 10 credits
Applied Cloud Programming (UG)
INFR11249 10 credits
Programming for Data Science at Scale
INFR11255 10 credits
Machine Learning Systems (UG)
INFR11280 20 credits
Topics in Biomedical Informatics (UG)
INFR11282 10 credits
AND

Informatics Hons 4th Year non-SE Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are other level 10 or 11 courses open to fourth-year undergraduate students.
Algorithms and Data Structures
INFR10052 10 credits
Computational Cognitive Science
INFR10054 10 credits
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science
INFR10059 10 credits
Compiling Techniques
INFR10065 20 credits
Computer Architecture and Design
INFR10076 20 credits
Foundations of Natural Language Processing
INFR10078 20 credits
Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10)
INFR10084 20 credits
Machine Learning
INFR10086 20 credits
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 credits
Introduction to Mobile Robotics
INFR10090 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Computational Neuroscience
INFR11209 10 credits
Advanced Robotics
INFR11213 20 credits
Advanced Database Systems (UG)
INFR11217 20 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications (UG)
INFR11218 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition (UG)
INFR11219 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography (UG)
INFR11221 10 credits
Machine Learning Practical (UG)
INFR11223 20 credits
Quantum Cyber Security (UG)
INFR11227 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Rendering
INFR11246 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Geometry and Simulation (UG)
INFR11247 10 credits
Simulation, Analysis, and Validation of Computational Models
INFR11254 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11256 20 credits
Programming for Biomedical Informatics
INFR11260 10 credits
Computer Vision (UG)
INFR11278 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
These are courses in all Schools other than Medicine, Veterinary Studies, or the Centre for Open Learning, and include courses normally taken by fourth-year students. In the case that this DPT option is chosen, you are advised to obtain permission to take the course from the Course Organiser, and have the course choice approved by your student support team.
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