Graduate in as little as 1 year, or flex to part-time.
12th in employment in the UK*
Total fees: £7,680 – pay in full or pay per module.
Bring AI into software lifecycles that millions depend on.
Graduate in as little as 1 year.
12 starts per year, from October 2026.
Beating Russell Group universities on outcomes*
24/7 online Careers Hub for career confidence.
Study flexibly within a weekly structure.
Flex between full and part-time.
Master design skills that are always in demand: the architectural principles and patterns that outlast any language or framework.
Think like a professional engineer from day one: using version control, code review, automated testing, and continuous delivery.
Harness AI across the whole software development lifecycle: using it to gather requirements and generate code, and judging when to trust its output.
Get hands-on with cloud-based software: its infrastructure, secure networks, and the databases that store the world's data.
Master what AI can't replace: the problem-solving and judgement skills that make engineers the most in-demand talent in almost every industry.
Software Engineering
Principles of Software Engineering
AI and Software Engineering
Cloud Computing
Modern Database Systems
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
Information Systems Development
Computer Networks
Project Management and the Computing Professional
Research Development
Research Project
Combined with your professional experience, an MSc Computer Science with Software Engineering degree prepares you to step into software engineering, design, or systems roles – with the technical depth, professional judgement, and confidence to build the dependable systems people rely on every day.
Possible career paths include:
Software Engineer: £70,000 (Harvey Nash, 2026 Tech Talent & Salary Report)
Lead Systems Architect: £76,908
Software Engineering Senior Advisor: £74,167
Senior Systems Reliability Engineer: £65,435
Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer: £63,464
*Unless otherwise stated, salaries listed from glassdoor.co.uk and accurate as of April 2026.
Our computer science master's programmes are designed to help students develop the skills needed to succeed in industry. We want students to graduate with knowledge they can use immediately in their careers.
Prof. Alastair Irons
Academic Lead for MSc Computer Science at Walbrook
Former Vice President (Academic) of the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and Chair of the BCS Academy.
My favourite part of studying with Walbrook is definitely the flexibility that the online degree offers. I think without that there wouldn't have been away for me to achieve this level of qualification. I haven't felt a massive change in my routine and don't feel like I have to give up much either to fit the studying in.
