Computing with Foundation Year
58MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION87%
CONTINUATION83%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS80%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 58% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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Computing with Foundation Year
BSc · University of Portsmouth · 4 years
Entry tariff of real entrants
UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.
Student satisfaction
Overall satisfaction is 87% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 83%.
What you actually study
YEAR 1
Programming Fundamentals · Discrete Mathematics · Computer Systems · Calculus & Linear Algebra
YEAR 2
Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Programming · Databases · Operating Systems · Software Engineering
YEAR 3
Artificial Intelligence · Computer Networks · Theory of Computation · Human-Computer Interaction · Dissertation / Capstone Project
YEAR 4
Advanced Machine Learning · Cybersecurity · Elective — Cloud / Distributed Systems
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).