Cyber Security (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire
Cyber Security (with a Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), I753) at University of Staffordshire asked for 112–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 112 - 120 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I753 · I7 computer-generated visual and audio effects
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
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
67%
still studying
UK 85%
29%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course76%83%
Learning opportunities76%81%
Assessment and feedback77%80%
Academic support82%86%
Organisation and management65%80%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice80%78%
40 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£33.5k5 years£46.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 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: 83% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
75%
use what they learned
UK 59%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% 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
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Staffordshire University London - Digital Institute
- 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry) BEng (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Falmouth University | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Computer Science with Digital Forensics BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Information Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Computer Science and Cyber Security MEng (Hon) | 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Staffordshire | Cyber Security (with a Placement Year) this course | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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