Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an industrial placement year) at University of Sussex

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an industrial placement year) (BSc (Hons), G42F) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 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 sussex.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~147 points

High

around AAA

Published as 128 - 147 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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147

30% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 79% of them had fewer than the 147 asked.

20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a foundation course 25%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: G42F · G4 computer science (older codes)
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Placement year: built in
Foundation year: 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

90%

still studying

UK 85%

10%

left higher education

UK 12%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

25 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%83%

Learning opportunities91%81%

Assessment and feedback66%82%

Academic support93%88%

Organisation and management93%81%

Learning resources98%89%

Student voice90%79%

15 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£37k5 years

£45.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

76% working3% working and studying1% studying15% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

84%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 78%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

66%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Information Technology Professionals63%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionals8%
Artistic, literary and media occupations6%
Sales occupations5%
Elementary occupations3%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 52% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Brighton, South East England, England
Postcode: BN1 9RH

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Subjects

artificial intelligence computing
computer science computing

Campus

Campus: Falmer Campus, Falmer
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Artificial intelligence 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
King's College London, University of London	Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy BSc (Hons)	A*AA	144–159
Lancaster University	Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Real-world Systems (MARS) BSc (Hons)	152 points	144–159
University of Birmingham	Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science BSc (Hons)	152 points	160–175
University of Bristol	Artificial Intelligence BEng (Hon)	A*AA - AAB	160–175
University of Sussex	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an industrial placement year) this course	128 - 147 points	112–127
Kingston University	Robotic Engineering & Artificial Intelligence MEng (Hon)	128 - 144 points	under 96
Loughborough University	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
Manchester Metropolitan University	AI and Data Science BSc (Hons)	120 - 144 points	112–127
Queen Mary University of London	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	128 - 144 points	144–159
University of Glasgow	Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)	136 - 144 points	208–223
University of York	Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence MEng (Hon)	AAA	144–159

See all 297 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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