Chemical Engineering with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Chemical Engineering with a Year Abroad (MEng (Hon), H802) 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 96–111 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
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 63% of them had fewer than the 136 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, a foundation course 15%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H802 · H8 chemical, process and energy engineering
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 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
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback86%79%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management91%85%
Learning resources81%91%
Student voice84%84%
15 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£31.5k5 years£41k
£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 onThis course
55% working15% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 67%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
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
chemical engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemical, process and energy 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 | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Chemical Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 131 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Chemical Engineering with a Year Abroad this course | 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | BCC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Chemical Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | under 96 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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