Software Engineering (with Foundation Year) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Software Engineering (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), G60F) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 64 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 ↗ Main course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below 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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64

25% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.

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: G60F · G6 software engineering (older codes)
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
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%

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

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: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF5 2YB

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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
Barnsley College University Centre	Computing For England HND	64 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Software Engineering with Foundation Year BEng	64 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Software Engineering (with Foundation Year) this course	64 points	96–111
Coventry University	Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security with foundation year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Leeds Trinity University	Computer Science with Cybersecurity with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Middlesex University	Cyber Security and Digital Forensics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	40 - 64 points	under 96
Newcastle College University Centre	Networking and Cyber Security FdSc	64 points	—
Tameside College	Computing (Cyber Security) HNC	64 points	—
Teesside University	Information and Cyber Security CertHE	64 points	under 96
University of East London	Cyber Security & Networks (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
University of Huddersfield	Computer Science with Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CC	96–111

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

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