I did some research into the options available in the UK and was quite pleased to see that there are some good "Software Development" or "Software Engineering"

I did some research into the options available in the UK and was quite pleased to see that there are some good "Software Development" or "Software Engineering" degrees at Masters level: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=msc+software+development http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=msc+software+development These seem to be a good alternative to "computer science" degrees at the same level.