Cyber Security & Networks at Glasgow Caledonian University
Cyber Security & Networks (BSc (Hons), I121) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
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 gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 2% had fewer than the 96 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 50%, A-levels or Highers 43%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I121 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer. 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 ↗
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Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 12%
11%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%83%
Learning opportunities75%81%
Assessment and feedback83%82%
Academic support83%88%
Organisation and management84%81%
Learning resources93%89%
Student voice76%79%
50 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£33k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working25% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals40%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Cyber Security CertHE | 96 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Mathematics and Computing with an Integrated Foundation Year with Placement BSc (Hons) | CCC - CDD | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Computing BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Gateshead College | Digital Technologies (Cyber Security & Cloud Networking) HNC | 96 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Cyber Security & Networks this course | CCC | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Computer Science (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | — |
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