DevOps and Continuous Software Engineering - Graduate Diploma

The main areas of study are focused on modern approaches for highly productive software development and operations, in realistic project scenarios, in an industrial context, and at-scale. This includes for instance:

• Translating business/user objectives into system requirements and models, dealing with constant change in those
• Modern approaches for testing and quality assurance, test-driven development
• Ensuring non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, availability, reliability, security, privacy)
• Software development paradigms and practices, Agile approaches
• Software development at-scale, with high-frequency updates o CI/CD, Pipelines, Strategies
• Containerisation
• Infrastructures and platforms for large-scale software systems
• Integration of software development with infrastructure and operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

This is complemented with areas of study towards data-driven applications that are highly sought after in application domains for such software systems and a data-driven economy in general:

• Data Analytics, Data Mining
• Big Data, Data Management and Security

Level 8 honours primary degree, at minimum second class honours, in a relevant engineering/computing/mathematics or technology discipline.
Applicants should have relevant programming experience in C or C++ or related languages.
Applicants who do not meet the academic entry requirements but who have significant relevant experience in the technology sector (minimum 5 years) and are encouraged to apply under the University Recognition of Prior Learning

Required Documents for UL application:

Delays in receiving these documents will affect the progress of your application.

- Photo or Scanned original copy of your transcripts for all years of study. (Graduates of UL need only provide us with their Student ID number.)

- Photo or Scanned copy of passport to verify ID and full legal name.

- A copy of your most recent CV, please note that by providing this document you are agreeing that we may send it to members of industry if you require assistance when searching for an Industry Learning Placement (ILE) or project work (applies to some courses only).

- Applicants who do not have English as their first language may satisfy English Language requirements:

• If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice

• If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
  • English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
  AND
  • English language competency certificate

  For more information Click Here