Computer Games Programming with foundation year at Coventry University

Computer Games Programming with foundation year (BSc (Hons), G4DF) at Coventry 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 subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on coventry.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 coventry.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64

47% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other higher education 10%, a degree 3%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: G4DF · G4 computer science (older codes)
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: November 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

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

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

73%

still studying

UK 85%

22%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

150 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%83%

Learning opportunities88%81%

Assessment and feedback83%80%

Academic support86%86%

Organisation and management75%80%

Learning resources88%88%

Student voice81%78%

75 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£32k3 years

£28k5 years

£35k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

73% working10% working and studying5% studying6% unemployed6% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

70%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

60%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Information Technology Professionals39%
Sales occupations11%
Business and public service associate professionals10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals6%
Administrative occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24

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

Location

Campus: Coventry, West Midlands, England
Postcode: CV1 2TU

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Subjects

computer games programming computing

Campus

Campus: CU Coventry
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Computer games and animation 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	Games Design and Development FdA	64 points	—
BIMM University	Games Art and Technology BA (Hons)	CC	under 96
Canterbury Christ Church University	Games Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	48 - 64 points	112–127
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Computer Games Design and Development (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Coventry University	Computer Games Programming with foundation year this course	64 points	under 96
Dudley College	Computer Games Design HND	64 points	—
Falmouth University	Computer Games Programming with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	—
Kingston University	Game Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Leeds Trinity University	Computer Science with Games Development with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Middlesex University	3D Animation for Games and Film with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	40 - 64 points	—
Newcastle College University Centre	Games Design and Development FdSc	64 points	—

See all 536 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More computing at Coventry University

Animation BA (Hons)
Artificial Intelligence top-up BSc (Hons)
Cloud Computing BSc (Hons)
Cloud Computing with foundation year BSc (Hons)
Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons)
Computer Games Programming MSci
Computer Science BSc (Hons)
Computer Science MSci
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence MSci (Hon)
Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence with foundation year BSc (Hons)
Computer Science with foundation year BSc (Hons)

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