Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year) (BEng (Hon), HP50) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 59%, no formal qualifications 30%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HP50 · H5 naval architecture + P0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
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 ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
72%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
165 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities82%81%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support90%88%
Organisation and management84%81%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice80%79%
115 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£33.5k5 years£45.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Information Technology Professionals65%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Sales occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
systems engineering engineering and technology
digital circuit engineering engineering and technology
computer architectures computing
digital circuit engineering engineering and technology
computer architectures computing
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Electrical and electronic engineering at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Computer Systems Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| University of Bath | Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| Aberystwyth University | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Electronic and Electrical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| ASU London | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Electrical and Electronic Engineering HNC | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Cyber Security and Networking (BSc) (Level 6 Top-up) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng (Hon) | — | 144–159 |
| University of Essex | Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
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