Physics with Medical Physics at Cardiff University
Physics with Medical Physics (BSc (Hons), F350) at Cardiff University asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 27% had fewer than the 136 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a degree 1%, other qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F350 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback77%81%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice81%83%
40 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£28k5 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 onThis course
45% working25% working and studying10% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Information Technology Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physics 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 | Physics with Medical Physics this course | AAB - BBB | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Engineering Physics MPhys | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Physics Msci (Hon) | 136 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Physics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Glasgow | Astronomy and Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Physics MPhys | 128 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Geophysical and Atmospheric Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Physics MPhys (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of York | Mathematics/Physics (Equal) BSc (Hons) | AAB | — |
| University of Strathclyde | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 135 points | 208–223 |
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