Software Engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Software Engineering (BSc (Hons), G600) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 104–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 112 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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. 53% of them had fewer than the 112 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G600 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%83%
Learning opportunities79%81%
Assessment and feedback73%80%
Academic support78%86%
Organisation and management85%80%
Learning resources83%88%
Student voice79%78%
25 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying5% studying20% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
65%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Cyber Security and Forensic Computing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Computer Science for Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Software Engineering BEng | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Software Engineering this course | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Electronic and Software) BEng (Hon) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bradford | Computer Science for Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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