Translation with a Placement Year Abroad at Cardiff University
Translation with a Placement Year Abroad (BA (Hons), Q912) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q912 · Q9 other linguistics and classics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%91%
Learning opportunities74%86%
Assessment and feedback79%82%
Academic support86%94%
Organisation and management75%78%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice71%78%
15 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£30.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
66% working13% working and studying11% studying3% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
translation studies language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in language and area studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Writing and Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Translation with a Placement Year Abroad this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Applied Modern Languages & Translating: French/Spanish MA (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| King's College London, University of London | Modern Languages with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Languages and Global Cultures BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Arabic and Politics BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Modern Languages BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Mathematics with Languages BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | International Business and Management with a Modern Language BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 618 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More languages and area studies at Cardiff University
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- History and a Modern Language BA (Hons)
- Linguistics and a Modern Language BA (Hons)
- Modern Chinese BA (Hons)
- Modern Languages BA (Hons)
- Politics, International Relations and a Modern Language BA (Hons)
- Translation BA (Hons)