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Computer Science - MEng 2023
 
Additional Requirements  
Admissions test required? No
Audition required? No
Criminal check (DBS) required? No
Health checks required? No
Interview required? No
Portfolio required? No
Other required? No
   
Requirement Summary  
128-136 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent, with 40 points from Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
   
Access to HE Diploma  
Further details: 128-138 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma (Mathematics based), with a minimum of 15 level 3 credits in Mathematics at Distinction.
   
Level 2 Qualifications  
GCSE subjects and grades required: 3 GCSEs at grade C or above to include English and Mathematics/3 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English and Mathematics.
Are Key Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? Yes
Are Functional Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? Yes
   
Tariff Score  
UCAS Tariff Entry Requirement 128-136
UCAS Tariff Further Details 128-136 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent, with 40 points from Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
Accepted? Yes
   
English, Welsh and Northern Irish Qualifications  
GCE A/AS level  
  Advanced Subsidiary
    Not accepted
  A level
    Entry requirement: AAB-ABB
    Further details: 128-136 points from 3 A levels, with 40 points from Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
BTEC (QCF)  
  Subsidiary Diploma
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
  Diploma
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
  Extended Diploma
    Entry requirement: DDD-DDM
    Further details: Must be in a relevant subject
BTEC (RQF)  
  National Extended Certificate
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
  National Diploma
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
  National Extended Diploma
    Entry requirement: DDD-DDM
    Further details: Must be in a relevant subject
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (core plus options)  
Acceptability: Acceptable on its own
Subjects and grades required: Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma to include 2 A levels, with 40 points from Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
Welsh Baccalaureate (Core plus Principal Learning)  
Overall Tariff Score: 128-136
Acceptability: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Which lines of Learning/Points/Grades are accepted for entry: Please see below:
Construction and the Built Environment at grade C
Engineering at grade C
Information Technology at grade C
Manufacturing and Product Design at grade C
Additional Information: To include a minimum of 40 points from an A level in a Mathematics subject, or equivalent.
   
Scottish Qualifications  
Scottish Higher  
    Not accepted
   
Scottish Advanced Higher  
Further details: 128-136 Tariff points to include a minimum of 3 Advanced Highers, with 40 points from Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
   
Core Skills  
    Are Core Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? Yes
   
Other UCAS Tariff Qualifications  
Irish Leaving Certificate  
Acceptability: Acceptable on its own
Subjects and grades required: A2 B1 B2 B3 B3 - A2 A2 B1 B2 B3 at Higher Level, including Higher Level Mathematics at B1, plus one other relevant subject.
   
Irish Leaving Certificate (New grading scheme from 2017)  
    Entry requirement: H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 - H2 H2 H2 H3 H3
    Further details: To include Higher Level Mathematics at H3, plus one other relevant subject.
International Baccalaureate  
    Entry requirement: 30-31
    Further details: 30 points from the IB Diploma. 665 at Higher Level, with 6 points from a Higher Level in Mathematics plus one relevant subject at Higher Level - 31 points from the IB Diploma. 765/774 at Higher Level, with 6 points from a Higher Level in Mathematics plus one relevant subject at Higher Level.
   
Extended Project Qualification  
    Entry requirement: C
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
   
Cambridge Pre-U Diploma  
    Further details: Cambridge Pre-U score of 60-62, to include a minimum of 3 Principal Subjects, to include M2 in Mathematics, plus one other relevant subject.
   
OCR Cambridge Technical  
  Introductory Diploma
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
  Diploma
    Further details: Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
  Extended Diploma
    Entry requirement: DDD-DDM
    Further details: Must be in a relevant subject
   
T Levels  
T Level in Digital: Digital Production, Design and Development  
Entry Requirement Merit - Distinction
Further Details
T Level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning  
Entry Requirement Merit - Distinction
Further Details
T Level in Education and Childcare  
Entry Requirement Not Acceptable
Further Details
T Level in Building Services Engineering for Construction  
Entry Requirement Not Acceptable
Further Details
T Level in Digital Business Services  
Entry Requirement Merit - Distinction
Further Details
T Level in Digital Support and Services  
Entry Requirement Merit - Distinction
Further Details
T Level in Health  
Entry Requirement Not Acceptable
Further Details
T Level in Healthcare Science  
Entry Requirement Not Acceptable
Further Details
T Level in Onsite Construction  
Entry Requirement Not Acceptable
Further Details
T Level in Science  
Entry Requirement Merit - Distinction
Further Details
   
English Language Requirements  
International English Language Testing System:  
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken before January 2015):  
An overall CAE score of 52 or above with a minimum of Borderline in each skill.
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken before January 2015):  
An overall CPE score of 45 or above with a minimum of Weak in each skill.
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015):  
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT:  
79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE):  
An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
HKDSE English Language Examination:  
An overall score of 4 with a minimum of 3 in each component.
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE):  
Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components
European Baccalaureate English Language 1:  
A minimum of 6.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 1.
European Baccalaureate English Language 2:  
A minimum of 7.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 2.
   
Other Qualifications  
  N/A