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Digital Forensics at University of South Wales

Digital Forensics (BSc (Hons), FG44) at University of South Wales asked for 80–104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southwales.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Moderate
around CCC
Published as 80 - 104 points
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 pointsSubject at this uni
0%10%20%30%30%<9610%9620%1125%12810%1445%160176192208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 38% of them had fewer than the 104 asked.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 64%, other higher education 16%, other qualifications 12%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code
FG44 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences + G4 computer science (older codes)
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
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 course75%90%
Learning opportunities71%86%
Assessment and feedback81%87%
Academic support81%94%
Organisation and management72%84%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice69%87%
40 final-year students · 66% 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% working20% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Newport, Wales, Wales
Postcode
NP20 2BP
View on map ↗

Subjects

computer and information security computing
computer forensics computing

Campus

Campus
Newport
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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
University of AberdeenEngineering (Electronic and Software) BEng (Hon)BBC144–159
Coventry UniversityCyber Security BSc (Hons)104 pointsunder 96
Edinburgh Napier UniversitySoftware Engineering MEngBCC128–143
Ravensbourne University LondonCyber Security BSc (Hons)104 points—
University College BirminghamCyber Security BSc (Hons)96 - 104 points96–111
University of GloucestershireCyber Security BSc (Hons)104 pointsunder 96
University of PlymouthComputer Science (Cyber Security) BSc (Hons)104 points128–143
University of South WalesDigital Forensics this course80 - 104 points96–111
University of WorcesterCyber Security BSc (Hons)104 pointsunder 96
York St John UniversityCyber Security BSc (Hons)104 points112–127
Abertay UniversityEthical Hacking BSc (Hons)CCC160–175

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