Cyber Security and Digital Forensics with Foundation Year at Middlesex University

Cyber Security and Digital Forensics with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), I123) at Middlesex University asked for 40–64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on mdx.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 40 - 64 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 mdx.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

40 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, other higher education 4%, an Access course 2%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: I123 · I1 computer science
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional
Foundation year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

64%

still studying

UK 85%

33%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

55 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%83%

Learning opportunities83%81%

Assessment and feedback78%80%

Academic support77%86%

Organisation and management65%80%

Learning resources84%88%

Student voice69%78%

55 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£27k5 years

£34.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

70% working5% studying25% unemployed

UK, same subject: 83% in work or study

50%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 75%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% 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: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: NW4 4BT

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Subjects

computer and information security computing
cybernetics engineering and technology
computer forensics computing

Campus

Campus: Hendon 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
Barnsley College University Centre	Computing For England HND	64 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Software Engineering with Foundation Year BEng	64 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Computer Security (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Coventry University	Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security with foundation year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Leeds Trinity University	Computer Science with Cybersecurity with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Middlesex University	Cyber Security and Digital Forensics with Foundation Year this course	40 - 64 points	under 96
Newcastle College University Centre	Networking and Cyber Security FdSc	64 points	—
Tameside College	Computing (Cyber Security) HNC	64 points	—
Teesside University	Information and Cyber Security CertHE	64 points	under 96
University of East London	Cyber Security & Networks (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
University of Huddersfield	Computer Science with Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CC	96–111

See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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