Applied Software Engineering at Cardiff University
Applied Software Engineering (BSc (Hons), 4JVD) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 29% had fewer than the 128 asked.
80 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other qualifications 3%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 4JVD
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
88%
still studying
UK 85%
8%
left higher education
UK 11%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%83%
Learning opportunities83%81%
Assessment and feedback66%80%
Academic support91%86%
Organisation and management80%80%
Learning resources72%88%
Student voice82%78%
30 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£33.5k5 years£46.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working5% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
90%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Cardiff University - Newport (Software Academy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Digital Technologies (Cloud Networking) HND | 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Applied Software Engineering this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science with Cyber Security Msci (Hon) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security MSci | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Computer Science (Software Engineering) BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 192–207 |
| Swansea University | Computer Science and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Roehampton | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Ulster University | Software Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 123 points | 128–143 |
| 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 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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