How long is the BSc in Full Stack Development?

The BSc in Full Stack Development is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree that includes a year-two industry placement in the standard duration.

Can I study the BSc in Full Stack Development online?

Yes. The BSc in Full Stack Development is offered on-campus, fully online with cloud lab access and by distance learning, all sharing the same cohort and tutors.

Is the BSc recognised by UK employers?

The BSc in Full Stack Development is a UK Level 6 degree aligned with the BCS Chartered Institute for IT and the Institute of Coding, giving credible graduate-level evidence for UK software employers.

What are the entry requirements?

You need at least 96 UCAS points including a science, maths or computing subject, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C. International applicants need IELTS 6.0 overall.

What do fees look like?

Fees for the BSc in Full Stack Development are on the LSCE course page and vary by delivery mode. Admissions can walk you through instalments and current scholarship review.

BSc in Full Stack Development | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Full Stack Development is a UK Level 6 honours degree qualification running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes available, aligned with Institute of Coding curriculum guidance and BCS Chartered Institute for IT senior practitioner competencies. It takes learners through frontend, backend, database, cloud and delivery layers, ready for UK full-stack developer roles in scale-ups, consultancies and enterprise teams, and the curriculum is refreshed each year against UK sector expectations and the UK software sector, from fintech to public-service delivery. Every module is written and marked to UK honours standards, and the same intake cohort covers on-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes with weekly tutor visibility across every mode. Assessment briefings, taught sessions and tutor clinics run to a single teaching rhythm, and the BSc in Full Stack Development schedule is published at the start of each intake so learners can plan around work, family and travel commitments.

By the closing weeks of the BSc in Full Stack Development you will design, build and ship production-representative full-stack applications, contribute confidently to a shared codebase and defend architectural decisions, and be ready to enter graduate-level UK employment or progress onto a Master. The programme sits within a short tube ride of the BCS at Southampton Street, the London Node and London Python communities and the software teams of the City and Silicon Roundabout, so the professional-body scene you are studying sits inside a short tube ride of the central London campus. Assessment blends coursework, laboratory reports, group projects and a final-year dissertation or project moderated to UK honours standards, with a named programme tutor from induction through the closing submission. Every learner receives structured milestone feedback, one-to-one review sessions and an evidence-based portfolio review that maps directly onto UK employer expectations for the BSc in Full Stack Development subject area.

Key Features

Regular engagement with London Node, London Python and BCS software groups.
Modules aligned with BCS senior practitioner and Institute of Coding curriculum.
Applied projects using React, Node, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL and cloud services.
Structured coverage of testing strategy, CI/CD and observability.
Final-year dissertation or industry placement on a live full-stack product.
Coaching from working UK full-stack engineers across scale-ups and consultancies.
Careers-service introductions to London and UK software employers.

What You Will Learn

Handle authentication, session management and OWASP-aligned application security.
Ship a final-year full-stack product with architecture and evaluation dossier.
Design responsive, accessible frontend interfaces with modern component patterns.
Build robust backend APIs with authentication, authorisation and rate limiting.
Model relational schemas and integrate document stores where appropriate.
Automate testing, deployment and release pipelines with modern CI/CD.
Instrument production applications with logging, tracing and metrics.
Contribute meaningful pull requests to a shared team codebase with review discipline.

Who This Course Is For

Career changers with adjacent IT experience stepping into web development.
International undergraduates seeking a UK-aligned full-stack honours degree.
Working professionals combining employment with part-time undergraduate study.
A-level and BTEC students moving into a UK full-stack honours degree.
Bootcamp graduates formalising their skills with a Level 6 credential.

Career Pathways

Software Engineer
Product Engineer
Web Developer
Junior Solutions Engineer
Full-Stack Developer
Frontend Engineer
Backend Engineer

The LSCE careers service coaches Bachelor graduates on portfolio, interview and technical-test preparation, and taps its UK contact book across London scale-ups, consultancies and enterprise engineering teams. Alumni support continues after graduation through the LSCE careers network, so the BSc in Full Stack Development remains a live credential in your career progression conversations for years after you finish.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the BSc in Full Stack Development are assessed on the balance of academic preparation, professional experience and stated intent to work in end-to-end web and application engineering. The requirements below are the standard published entry criteria, and admissions will confirm any credit-transfer, English-language or portfolio route in the first response.

A-levels totalling at least 96 UCAS points (or international equivalent), including one science, maths or computing subject.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
Applicants with a Level 3 BTEC or a completed LSCE Certificate/Diploma progress on articulation.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Two references , normally one academic and one personal.

Why Study at LSCE

LSCE is the specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts across every level of the ladder. The central London campus places the BCS at Southampton Street, the London Node and London Python communities and the software teams of Silicon Roundabout within a short tube ride, so students learning on the BSc in Full Stack Development can attend the same industry evenings, guest lectures and continuing professional development sessions that working practitioners attend. Partnerships with UK professional bodies, including the ones woven through the BSc in Full Stack Development curriculum, mean the qualification carries weight with employers, and the syllabus is refreshed each year against professional-body guidance and the latest UK sector needs.

On-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes join the same intake cohort with weekly tutor visibility, so the honours experience of the BSc in Full Stack Development does not depend on which route you pick. Students routinely attend London Node, London Python, the BCS software groups and IET software events during their studies, and the LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK employers, hosts industry-careers days and offers one-to-one application support during your final stage. Postgraduate learners on the LSCE ladder also access shared library, elective-module and student-society facilities through the wider Harold International College network subject to availability.

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