Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), HBC9) at Swansea University asked for 80–96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 80 - 96 points
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 96
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 60% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- HBC9
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%86%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback79%79%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management80%79%
Learning resources81%89%
Student voice76%83%
35 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£27k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
70%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 85% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
biomedical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Bioengineering, medical and biomedical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of East London | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bradford | Biomedical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Dental Technology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Sheffield College | Dental Technology Studies FdSc | 96 points | — |
| Swansea University | Biomedical Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | 80 - 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | CCC - CCD | 192–207 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 72 - 90 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Biomedical Engineering (with Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Prosthetics and Orthotics BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
See all 142 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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