Cybersecurity (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Cybersecurity (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), G407) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
35% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other qualifications 30%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G407 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%83%
Learning opportunities86%81%
Assessment and feedback87%80%
Academic support93%86%
Organisation and management84%80%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice80%78%
35 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£23k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working10% working and studying
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Computing - Software Development FdSc | 72 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| SAE Institute | Audio Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Bradford | Computer Science for Cyber Security (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Cybersecurity (including a Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Computer Networks and Security BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Audio Software Engineering with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Wrexham University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Computing For England HND | 64 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Software Engineering with Foundation Year BEng | 64 points | under 96 |
See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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