Computer Science with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Computer Science with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), G401) at Swansea University asked for 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
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. 70% had fewer than the 96 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- G401 · G4 computer science (older codes)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer. More ↗
Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 12%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%83%
Learning opportunities82%81%
Assessment and feedback88%82%
Academic support90%88%
Organisation and management93%81%
Learning resources98%89%
Student voice80%79%
20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£31.5k5 years£40.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
85%
use what they learned
UK 60%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
computer science computing
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Cyber Security CertHE | 96 points | — |
| Brunel University of London | Mathematics and Computing with an Integrated Foundation Year with Placement BSc (Hons) | CCC - CDD | — |
| City St George's, University of London | Computer Science (with Integrated Foundation Year) MSci | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Computing BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Gateshead College | Digital Technologies (Cyber Security & Cloud Networking) HNC | 96 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Cyber Security & Networks BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Computer Science with a Foundation Year this course | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | — |
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