Bournemouth University
Software Engineering (with Foundation Year option)
BSc (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
75–85%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
76%
Median grad salary
£28,000
15 months after
Bournemouth's Software Engineering BSc with Foundation Year option adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard programme in software design, development and testing. Students who begin via the foundation route progress to the same undergraduate curriculum as direct entrants. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Software Engineering (with Foundation Year option) at Bournemouth University has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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- UCAS tariff: 48–72 points
About Bournemouth University
Bournemouth has built much of its reputation on media and the creative industries, known for film, animation and journalism on the Dorset coast.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Bournemouth University · Software Engineering (with Foundation Year option)
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.