Immersive Software Engineering · University of Limerick
Exceptional students. World-class companies.
A four-year integrated MSc, with the option to exit after three years with a BSc, where you learn by doing and spend half your degree in paid residencies with the best software companies in the world.
ISE is a computer science degree where you learn by doing, not in lecture halls, but in studios and inside real companies, shipping real software from first year.
Two ways in
Whether you want to study, or to partner
Future students
Join the next cohort
Learn by doing, get paid to work with world-class companies, and graduate with a master's in four years.
Companies & partners
Host an ISE resident
Meet exceptional engineers early, host paid residents on your team, and build your hiring pipeline.
The Students
A small, highly selective cohort
ISE admits a small group each year, chosen for how they actually think and build. Students join partner engineering teams as paid contributors from early in the programme.
Selected on substance
A highly selective intake focused on genuine ability, not points alone, we look for real builders.
Learning by shipping
Studio-based, project-driven and continuously assessed. Students build from week one.
Ready for industry
Students contribute to real engineering work from their very first residency, not shadowing from the sidelines.
The Companies
You will work inside the best
Residencies are not shadowing. Students join world-leading engineering teams as paid contributors, from global platforms to Ireland's fastest-growing startups in fintech, medtech, robotics and quantum.
How it works
Four years. One master's. Five residencies.
Year 1
Foundations
Studio-based fundamentals, programming, systems and maths, building real projects in small teams.
Year 2
First residencies
Paid residencies begin. Students join partner engineering teams for three to six months at a time.
Year 3
Depth & specialism
Deeper residencies paired with advanced coursework in a chosen area of software engineering.
Year 4
Master's project
A capstone master's project, often with an industry partner, completing the integrated MSc.
Student stories
In their words
When I first arrived in Ireland, I couldn't speak English. A few years later, I am graduating with first-class honours through a course that completely changed the direction of my career.
I was the only one in my school year of 300 who went to UL. I feel so proud of the leap I took, and who I've become.
I'm adding 'researcher' to the list of things I never thought I'd achieve when I started ISE.
I completed four residencies at a diverse range of companies, which is my favourite aspect of the course. It helped me develop both as a programmer and a team member.
The programme gave me exactly what I was looking for: the opportunity to learn by building, solve real engineering problems alongside industry, and graduate ready to make an impact from day one.
We were taught the way students want to be taught: through assignments instead of big exams, with the freedom to build alongside companies and bring what we learned back to class.
Applications for 2027 are open
Apply through the CAO with code LM173, or talk to our team about residencies and partnerships.
Immersive Software Engineering, University of Limerick. A radically practical computer science degree.