Software Development (with a Foundation Year) at University of Staffordshire
Software Development (with a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), I108) 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 96–111 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
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, no formal qualifications 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- I108 · I1 computer science
- 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 ↗
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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
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City College Plymouth | Marine Autonomous Vehicles FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Computing HND | 48 points | — |
| Leicester College | Computing (Software/Network Engineering) HND | 48 points | — |
| New College Durham | Cyber Security with Networking FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Computer Science (Cyber Security) FD | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Software Engineering (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Cyber Security (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Software Engineering with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Applied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Software Development (with a Foundation Year) this course | 48 points | 96–111 |
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