Computer Science with Foundation Year at Birmingham Newman University
Computer Science with Foundation Year (BA/BSc (H), G40X) at Birmingham Newman University asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on newman.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
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 newman.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G40X · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities80%81%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support86%88%
Organisation and management64%81%
Learning resources77%89%
Student voice91%79%
20 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2024-26
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
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B32 3NT
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Birmingham Newman University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Computer Science with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | under 96 |
| City College Plymouth | Computer Systems Development FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Derby College | Software Development FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Computing HND | 48 points | — |
| Leicester College | Computing (Software/Network Engineering) HND | 48 points | — |
| London South East Colleges (Bromley College) | Computing (Cyber Security Pathway) HND | 48 points | — |
| Oaklands College | Digital Technologies for England - Artificial Intelligence HND | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Computing and Systems Development HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Computer Science (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Computing Technologies (Networks and Cybersecurity) Foundation Degree FdSc | 48 points | — |
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