Computer Science with Foundation Year at Manchester Metropolitan University
Computer Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), G402) 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 course had 128–143 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, an Access course 8%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G402 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- 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 yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 85%
11%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities82%81%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support85%88%
Organisation and management89%81%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice78%79%
145 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
68% working11% working and studying4% studying11% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
77%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
53%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals50%
- Sales occupations12%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals11%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 145 graduates · 57% responded · 2022-24
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
computer science computing
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 | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | 112–127 |
| United Colleges Group | Computing HND | 90 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Computing Science (2025) BSc (Hons) | 90 points | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Computer Science with Foundation Year this course | 88 points | 128–143 |
| Northumbria University, Newcastle | Computing with Artificial Intelligence Technology BSc (Hons) | 88 points | — |
| University of Salford | Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 88 points | 128–143 |
| Blackburn College | Networking and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
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