Networks and Cyber Security (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University, Newcastle
Networks and Cyber Security (Extended Degree) (BSc (Hons), Z062) at Northumbria University, Newcastle: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on northumbria.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check northumbria.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
14% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points.
190 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 7%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- Z062 · Z0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
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
89%
still studying
UK 85%
8%
left higher education
UK 12%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
270 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities79%81%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support90%88%
Organisation and management82%81%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice82%79%
195 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£25.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
73% working10% working and studying10% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals45%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 57% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
- Postcode
- NE1 8ST
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Northumbria University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 160–175 |
| Aberystwyth University | Accounting and Finance and Computing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| ASU London | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Business Management and Information Systems MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Abertay University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Computing For England HND | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Computer Science (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Bangor University | Computer and Data Science BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Analytics BSc | — | — |
| Northumbria University, Newcastle | Networks and Cyber Security (Extended Degree) this course | — | 112–127 |
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