Cyber Security (with Foundation) at University of Gloucestershire
Cyber Security (with Foundation) (BSc (Hons), I203) at University of Gloucestershire asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on glos.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 glos.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I203 · I2 information systems
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
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Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 85%
40%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities75%81%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support83%86%
Organisation and management67%80%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice75%78%
20 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26.5k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
40%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals40%
- Sales occupations20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cheltenham, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL50 2RH
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Gloucestershire
- 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 FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Software Engineering (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cyber Security (with Foundation) this course | 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 |
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