Economics & Business with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Economics & Business with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L12F) at Swansea University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other higher education 6%, a degree 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L12F · L1 economics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 85%
12%
left higher education
UK 11%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
155 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%88%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support93%91%
Organisation and management92%91%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice78%84%
170 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
61% working23% working and studying3% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Finance Professionals40%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 62% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Economics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Accounting and Finance/Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Accounting and Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Accountancy and Economics MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Bath Spa University | Economics BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham City University | Economics BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Economics & Business with a Foundation Year this course | — | 96–111 |
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