Software Engineering at University of Stirling
Software Engineering (BSc (Hons), G600) at University of Stirling asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on stir.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 stir.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 144–159 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G600 · G6 software engineering (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- 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 yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course77%83%
Learning opportunities76%81%
Assessment and feedback71%80%
Academic support91%86%
Organisation and management86%80%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice67%78%
10 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£40.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 83% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
75%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 90% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stirling, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- FK9 4LA
Subjects
software engineering computing
Campus
- Campus
- University of Stirling - Stirling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Stirling | Software Engineering this course | BBB | 144–159 |
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