Course details

The Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Software Engineering) at Maynooth University exposes graduates in computer science and related disciplines to the many facets of this complex area – the technical, the methodological, the organisational – so that successful participants will subsequently have the foundation to go on and lead major projects in software engineering in many industrial and commercial sectors.

Entry Requirements

Admission will normally be restricted to graduates who have achieved an honours degree in Computer Science or a discipline involving significant amounts of practical and theoretical issues in computer science. Highly qualified applicants from other disciplines may be considered. Note that this degree requires students to have a good initial knowledge of Computer Science, and ability in Mathematics. Applications from highly qualified students from Ireland's Institutes of Technology are welcomed. Ideally, applicants will have experience of working on industrial software engineering projects.

The number of places on the programme is limited and consequently admission is on a competitive basis. Thus, we cannot guarantee admission even if you meet the entry requirements.

Minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
  • PTE (Pearson): 62

Module

SOFTWARE TESTING

  • PROGRAM COMPREHENSION
  • REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING & SYSTEM DESIGN
  • ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
  • THE MATHEMATICS & THEORY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
  • RIGOROUS SOFTWARE PROCESS
  • PRACTICAL CRYPTOGRAPHY
  • INTERNET SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING
  • INTERACTION DESIGN
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Maynooth University

This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.

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