Cyber Security at Manchester Metropolitan University
Cyber Security (BSc (Hons), G5CS) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 120–144 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 ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 120 - 144 points
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 144
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 53% had fewer than the 144 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, an Access course 6%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G5CS · G5 information systems (older codes)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- 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 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%83%
Learning opportunities84%81%
Assessment and feedback76%80%
Academic support86%86%
Organisation and management74%80%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice79%78%
75 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£30.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
25%
use what they learned
UK 59%
- Information Technology Professionals40%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
computer and information security 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Cyber Security this course | 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 |
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