Computer Science (with an industrial placement year) at University of Sussex
Computer Science (with an industrial placement year) (MCompu (H), G41F) at University of Sussex asked for 136–153 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
~153 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 136 - 153 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 153
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 94% of them had fewer than the 153 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Computing (with Honours)
- Code
- G41F · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 5 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
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%83%
Learning opportunities80%81%
Assessment and feedback77%82%
Academic support96%88%
Organisation and management67%81%
Learning resources93%89%
Student voice88%79%
10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£39k5 years£50.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 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 77%
65%
use what they learned
UK 60%
- 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
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Computer Science (with an industrial placement year) this course | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Computer Science MEng (Hon) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Mathematics with Computer Science MSci (Hon) | 152 points | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Electronics and Computer Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Computer Science Msci (Hon) | 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 152 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Computer Science MEng (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Computing Science (Faster Route) BSc | 152 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leicester | Computer Science MCompu (H) | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Computer Science and Statistics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 224–239 |
See all 1,153 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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