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University degree

Software Development

City College Plymouth
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 40% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

This Foundation Degree will help you develop your ability to analyse, program and project manage software solutions. You’ll develop a working knowledge of current modelling and programming languages and paradigms such as object oriented programming, algorithm design and development and computer systems analysis in order to solve problems in the software development field.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
65% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels65%
an Access course25%
other higher education5%
Other5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
60%
Continue past first year
85%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£15,500
3 years on
£24,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Information Technology ProfessionalsHighly skilled45%
Administrative occupations15%
Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled15%
Elementary occupations5%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
85%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching93%
Assessment & feedback81%
Academic support84%
Well organised93%
Learning resources83%
Student community90%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on City College Plymouth's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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