Cyber Security and Digital Forensics [with Placement Year] at Anglia Ruskin University
Cyber Security and Digital Forensics [with Placement Year] (BSc (Hons), I128) at Anglia Ruskin University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on aru.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
27% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, other qualifications 10%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I128 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
82%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
6%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
450 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%83%
Learning opportunities83%81%
Assessment and feedback85%80%
Academic support89%86%
Organisation and management88%80%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice77%78%
50 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£24k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
76% working4% working and studying9% studying6% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals40%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB1 1PT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- ARU Cambridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Software engineering at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry) BEng (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Computer Science for Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Ethical Hacking BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Computing For England HND | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Cyber Security and Digital Forensics [with Placement Year] this course | — | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Computing (Cyber Security) HND | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Computer Networks and Security BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Electronic and Software Engineering MEng (Hon) | — | 144–159 |
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