Software Engineering at Ulster University
Software Engineering (MEng (Hon), G603) at Ulster University asked for 141–152 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 ulster.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 141 - 152 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 ulster.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 65% had fewer than the 152 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 69%, other higher education 26%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- G603 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- 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 ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
96%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 11%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%83%
Learning opportunities77%81%
Assessment and feedback83%80%
Academic support85%86%
Organisation and management83%80%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice76%78%
45 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT15 1ED
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Computer Engineering BEng (Hon) | 126 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Software Engineering this course | 141 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Software Engineering (Faster Route) BSc (Hons) | 152 points | — |
| University of Leicester | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Computer Science (Software Engineering) MEng (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Southampton | Computer Engineering BEng (Hon) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| 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 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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