Cyber Security (Defensive Threat Detection) at UCEN Manchester

Cyber Security (Defensive Threat Detection) (FdSc, G550) at UCEN Manchester asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucenmanchester.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below 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 ucenmanchester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Science
Code: G550 · G5 information systems (older codes)
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

65%

still studying

UK 75%

35%

left higher education

UK 20%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

25 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%94%

Learning opportunities82%90%

Assessment and feedback92%93%

Academic support100%95%

Organisation and management92%84%

Learning resources65%86%

Student voice82%88%

15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£19.5k5 years

£26.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

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

15 months onSubject at this uni

20% working40% working and studying30% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 78% in work or study

30%

in professional or managerial jobs

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Manchester, North West England, England
Postcode: M3 1PT

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Subjects

computer networks computing
computer and information security computing

Campus

Campus: City Campus Manchester
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
Barnsley College University Centre	Computing For England HND	64 points	—
Blackpool and the Fylde College	Computer Science: Software, Networking and AI CertHE	64 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Computer Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Computer Science (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	112–127
Coventry University	Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence with foundation year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group	Esports Production and Management HND	64 points	—
Kingston University	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
UCEN Manchester	Cyber Security (Defensive Threat Detection) this course	64 points	—
University of East London	Computer Science (Web and Mobile Technologies) (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	112–127
University of Greenwich	Computing (Extended) BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
University of Huddersfield	Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CC	112–127

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