Software Development at UCEN Manchester

Software Development (FdSc, G590) 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 ucenmcr.tmc.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 ucenmcr.tmc.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: G590 · G5 information systems (older codes)
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

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 SurveyThis course

% 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 onThis course

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 aided engineering engineering and technology
programming computing

Campus

Campus: City Campus Manchester
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

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 Brighton	Design Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	72 points	under 96
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	Engineering (General Engineering) HNC	64 points	—
London South Bank University	Building Services Engineering FdEng	64 points	96–111
Middlesex University	Design Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	40 - 64 points	96–111
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)	BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	64 points	—
South Eastern Regional College	Engineering (General) HNC	64 points	—
UCEN Manchester	Software Development this course	64 points	—
University of East London	Engineering Management (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hon)	64 points	under 96
University of Lincoln	Mechatronics with Science Foundation Year BEng (Hon)	64 points	96–111
University of Northampton	Engineering (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
York College & University Centre	Engineering (Two Pathways) HNC	64 points	—

See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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