Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics at University of Sunderland
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics (BSc (Hons), FG45) at University of Sunderland asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sunderland.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 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 sunderland.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 90% had fewer than the 112 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FG45 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences + G5 information systems (older codes)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities85%81%
Assessment and feedback85%80%
Academic support92%86%
Organisation and management96%80%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice82%78%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£25.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sunderland, North East England, England
- Postcode
- SR6 0DD
Subjects
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Cyber Security and Forensic Computing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Computer Science for Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Software Engineering BEng | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Computer Security BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Software Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Engineering (Electronic and Software) BEng (Hon) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bradford | Computer Science for Cyber Security BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Cybersecurity BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sunderland | Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics this course | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
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