Cloud and Network Computing (with a Foundation Year) at University of Staffordshire
Cloud and Network Computing (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), I797) at University of Staffordshire asked for 48 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 staffs.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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 52%, other higher education 39%, a degree 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I797 · I7 computer-generated visual and audio effects
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
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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
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%84%
Learning opportunities83%81%
Assessment and feedback83%82%
Academic support88%88%
Organisation and management73%80%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice77%79%
380 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 65 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working13% working and studying2% studying7% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
64%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
58%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Information Technology Professionals27%
- Business and public service associate professionals12%
- Elementary occupations9%
- Sales occupations9%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 230 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
applied computing computing
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent Campus
- 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 | Applied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Cloud and Network Computing (with a Foundation Year) this course | 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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