Software Engineering (with Industrial Experience) at Lancaster University
Software Engineering (with Industrial Experience) (MSci (Hon), G601) 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. 30% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G601 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%83%
Learning opportunities87%81%
Assessment and feedback75%80%
Academic support90%86%
Organisation and management73%80%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice84%78%
15 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32.5k3 years£34.5k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working15% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
90%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% 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
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leicester | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Strathclyde | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 176–191 |
| University of Surrey | Computer Science and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry) MEng (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Software Engineering (with Industrial Experience) this course | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Software Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Electronic and Software Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Computer Science with Software Development BSc (Hons) | AAA | 112–127 |
| University of York | Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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