Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Cybersecurity at Aston University, Birmingham

Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Cybersecurity (BSc (Hons), I19F) at Aston University, Birmingham asked for 72–90 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aston.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~90 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 72 - 90 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aston.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 90

The middle entrant had 128–143 points.

165 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, a foundation course 4%, other higher education 4%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: I19F · I1 computer science
Duration: 4 - 5 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Year abroad: optional
Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

93%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

85 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course77%83%

Learning opportunities76%81%

Assessment and feedback84%80%

Academic support87%86%

Organisation and management78%80%

Learning resources80%88%

Student voice71%78%

40 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£33k5 years

£40.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

68% working13% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

79%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

71%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

50%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Information Technology Professionals51%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
Business and public service associate professionals9%
Sales occupations4%
Elementary occupations4%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 115 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Postcode: B4 7ET

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Subjects

computer and information security computing

Campus

Campus: Aston University
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Software engineering at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Abertay University	Ethical Hacking BSc (Hons)	CCC	160–175
City St George's, University of London	Computer Science with Cyber Security (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci	96 points	112–127
Edge Hill University	Cyber Security with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	72 - 96 points	96–111
Gateshead College	Digital Technologies (Cyber Security & Cloud Networking) HNC	96 points	—
Glasgow Caledonian University	Cyber Security & Networks BSc (Hons)	CCC	144–159
Lancaster University	Software Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	96 points	144–159
University College Birmingham	Software Engineering BEng (Hon)	96 points	—
University of Bedfordshire	Cybersecurity BSc (Hons)	96 points	under 96
Aston University, Birmingham	Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Cybersecurity this course	72 - 90 points	128–143
Manchester Metropolitan University	Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	88 points	128–143
University of Salford	Software Engineering BSc (Hons)	88 points	128–143

See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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