Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad at Cardiff University
Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad (MChem (H), F102) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Chemistry (with Honours)
- Code
- F102 · F1 chemistry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback80%79%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management81%86%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice87%87%
105 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working15% working and studying15% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Natural and social science professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 59% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Lancaster University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Chemistry MChem (H) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Law (Scots and English Dual Qualifying) with Energy Law LLB (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Glasgow | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Chemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling) MChem | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Chemistry with Drug Discovery BSc (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 208–223 |
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