AI and Data Science with Foundation Year at Manchester Metropolitan University
AI and Data Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), G5A2) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 88 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 points
Openbelow CCC
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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G5A2 · G5 information systems (older codes) + A2 pre-clinical dentistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
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
90%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities91%86%
Assessment and feedback91%87%
Academic support94%94%
Organisation and management89%84%
Learning resources81%89%
Student voice90%87%
25 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£25.5k5 years£31k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 105 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
71% working10% working and studying5% studying8% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
73%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
54%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals37%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations6%
- Elementary occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 260 graduates · 56% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in computing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Cloud Computing BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Computing BSc (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | AI and Data Science (Direct Entry) BSc (Hons) | CCC | — |
| Lancaster University | Cyber Security (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Applied Artificial Intelligence with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Computing and Creative Design BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| West Suffolk College | Digital User Experience (UX) Design BSc (Hons) | 64 - 96 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Computer Animation Arts BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 144–159 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | AI and Data Science with Foundation Year this course | 88 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Digital & Technology Solutions FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University of Staffordshire | Computer Science (Cyber Security Technologist) FdSc | 80 points | — |
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