Software Development at Glasgow Caledonian University
Software Development (BSc (Hons), G701) 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.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 51%, A-levels or Highers 44%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G701 · G7 artificial intelligence (older codes)
- 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
87%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 11%
9%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
220 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course74%83%
Learning opportunities78%81%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support84%86%
Organisation and management74%80%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice74%78%
35 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working18% working and studying2% studying3% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
60%
use what they learned
UK 59%
- Information Technology Professionals45%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Ethical Hacking BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| City College Plymouth | Cyber Security FdSc | 96 points | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science with Cyber Security (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Cyber Security with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Gateshead College | Digital Technologies (Cyber Security & Cloud Networking) HNC | 96 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Software Development this course | CCC | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Software Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| University College Birmingham | Software Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Westminster, London | Cyber Security and Forensics BSc (Hons) | CCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | 128–143 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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