Computer Science with Foundation Year at University of Southampton
Computer Science with Foundation Year (MEng (Hon), I101) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 1% had fewer than the 128 asked.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, a foundation course 22%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- I101 · I1 computer science
- Duration
- 5 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 ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the award of Euro-Inf Bachelor Quality Label on behalf of EQANIE (European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education e.V.) as satisfying the outcomes of First Cycle Programmes specified by the Euro-Inf Framework Standards and Accreditation Criteria for Informatics Degree Programmes. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 12%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
145 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%83%
Learning opportunities72%81%
Assessment and feedback61%82%
Academic support77%88%
Organisation and management61%81%
Learning resources85%89%
Student voice66%79%
95 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£37k3 years£47k5 years£63.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k£80k£90k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- Information Technology Professionals65%
- Sales occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Technologies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Computer Science Msci (Hon) | ABB - BBC | 144–159 |
| City St George's, University of London | Artificial Intelligence MSc (UG) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Computer Science MSci | 128 points | under 96 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Management and Digital Technologies BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Digital Media & Information Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Computer Science and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | Computer Science with Foundation Year this course | ABB | 176–191 |
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