Software Engineering (with Foundation Year) at University of Northampton
Software Engineering (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), G601) at University of Northampton asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on northampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 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 northampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G601 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities85%81%
Assessment and feedback85%80%
Academic support87%86%
Organisation and management63%80%
Learning resources79%88%
Student voice87%78%
15 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24k5 years£31k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working6% working and studying3% studying9% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals30%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 56% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Northampton, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NN1 5PH
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Waterside Campus, University of Northampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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