Aerospace Engineering with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Aerospace Engineering with a Year Abroad (MEng (Hon), H406) at Swansea University asked for 136 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 136 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 15%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H406 · H4 aerospace engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
The accredited BEng (Hons) will meet, in part, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer and Students will need to complete an approved format of further learning pursuant to the requirements of UKSPEC. The accredited BEng (Hons) will also automatically meet in full, the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). More ↗
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
89%
still studying
UK 88%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%86%
Learning opportunities82%87%
Assessment and feedback59%77%
Academic support83%89%
Organisation and management73%81%
Learning resources82%86%
Student voice57%79%
40 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£29k5 years£36k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working5% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 73%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
25%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Engineering professionals35%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
aerospace engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Aeronautical and aerospace engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Aerospace Engineering with a Year Abroad this course | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Liverpool | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bucks New University | Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot Training in Helicopters BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Aerospace Engineering MEng | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Aerospace Engineering MEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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