Cyber Security at University Centre Truro and Penwith
Cyber Security (FdSc, I120) at University Centre Truro and Penwith asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on truro-penwith.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow 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 truro-penwith.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- I120 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 75%
10%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities98%90%
Assessment and feedback94%93%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management75%84%
Learning resources77%86%
Student voice77%88%
15 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£15k5 years£20.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Truro, South West England, England
- Postcode
- TR1 3XX
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Truro College
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City College Plymouth | Marine Autonomous Vehicles FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Computing HND | 48 points | — |
| Leicester College | Computing (Software/Network Engineering) HND | 48 points | — |
| New College Durham | Cyber Security with Networking FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Computer Science (Cyber Security) FD | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Truro and Penwith | Cyber Security this course | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Software Engineering (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cyber Security (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Software Engineering with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Applied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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