Software Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University
Software Engineering (MEng, G603) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 55%, A-levels or Highers 30%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering
- Code
- G603 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 5.5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%83%
Learning opportunities84%81%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support92%86%
Organisation and management78%80%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice81%78%
25 final-year students · 51% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£31.5k5 years£39k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% working and studying5% studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Software engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Electronic and Software) BEng (Hon) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Coventry University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Software Engineering this course | BCC | 128–143 |
| Ravensbourne University London | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Computer Science (Cyber Security) BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 128–143 |
| University of South Wales | Applied Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Worcester | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| York St John University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Ethical Hacking BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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