Computer Science (with Industrial Experience) at Lancaster University
Computer Science (with Industrial Experience) (MSci (Hon), G404) at Lancaster University asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 25% had fewer than the 144 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G404 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. 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 yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities84%81%
Assessment and feedback65%82%
Academic support87%88%
Organisation and management71%81%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice74%79%
20 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£35k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
95% working5% working and studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
75%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Computer Science MComp | 136 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Computer Science MComp (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | Computing For England HNC | CC - AAA | — |
| Lancaster University | Computer Science (with Industrial Experience) this course | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Electronics and Computer Science BEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Chemistry with Computing Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | Computer Science Msci (Hon) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Computing MA (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Computer Science MEng (Hon) | AAA | 128–143 |
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