Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University
Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year (MPhys, F512) at Cardiff University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Physics
- Code
- F512 · F5 astronomy
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities84%87%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support93%96%
Organisation and management87%82%
Learning resources96%94%
Student voice86%86%
35 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28.5k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
35% working20% working and studying20% studying15% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
astrophysics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Astronomy at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Physics with Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| University of Glasgow | Astronomy and Mathematics Msci (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Astrophysics MPhys | 128 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Astrophysics MPhys | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Planetary Science with Astronomy CertHE | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematics and Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| Cardiff University | Astrophysics with a Professional Placement Year this course | — | 128–143 |
| Durham University | Physics and Astronomy MPhys | — | 208–223 |
| University of Bath | Physics w Astrophysics with professional or research placement or study abroad MPhys (Hons) | — | — |
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