Computing (Including Foundation Year) at University of South Wales
Computing (Including Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), G41F) at University of South Wales 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 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southwales.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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G41F · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation 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 ↗
Student experience
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities80%81%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support86%88%
Organisation and management78%81%
Learning resources84%89%
Student voice78%79%
50 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£24.5k5 years£30.5k
£10k£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 onSubject at this uni
50% working5% working and studying25% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals20%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Pontypridd, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF37 1DL
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Treforest
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in computing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Roehampton | Criminology with Digital Forensics with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 63 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Weston | Cyber Security and Networking FdSc | 60 points | — |
| University of Salford | Data Analyst CertHE | 56 points | — |
| East Lancashire UC | Computing FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Gower College Swansea | Applied Computing HND | 48 points | 128–143 |
| London South East Colleges (Bromley College) | Computing (Cyber Security Pathway) HND | 48 points | — |
| New College Swindon University Centre | Computing for England HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Buckingham | Computing (with integrated Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Computing (Including Foundation Year) this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Staffordshire | Cloud and Network Computing (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Esports Business Management with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 points | 96–111 |
See all 187 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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