Electronic and Software Engineering at University of Glasgow
Electronic and Software Engineering (MEng (Hon), HG66) at University of Glasgow asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 20% had fewer than the 144 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 49%, an Access course 36%, other qualifications 11%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HG66 · H6 electronic and electrical engineering + G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%86%
Learning opportunities78%83%
Assessment and feedback66%78%
Academic support81%90%
Organisation and management71%79%
Learning resources83%90%
Student voice65%79%
35 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£33.5k5 years£46k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
75% working8% working and studying7% studying4% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
70%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals70%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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