Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security at Coventry University
Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security (MSci, I120) at Coventry University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 coventry.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science
- Code
- I120 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- March 2028
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
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 onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
60%
use what they learned
UK 59%
- Information Technology Professionals50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Coventry, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- CV1 5FB
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Coventry 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 BSc (Hons) | 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 this course | 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 |
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