Engineering with deferred choice of specialism with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Engineering with deferred choice of specialism with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), H101) 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 subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 30% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H101 · H1 general engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 83%
30%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%85%
Learning opportunities70%85%
Assessment and feedback82%77%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management25%71%
Learning resources100%88%
Student voice77%78%
10 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£29.5k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 150 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
71% working7% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals57%
- Elementary occupations6%
- Sales occupations4%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals3%
- Administrative occupations3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 275 graduates · 71% 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
general or integrated engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Engineering (with a foundation year) BEng (Hon) | 96 - 105 points | — |
| University of Exeter | Biomedical Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Leicester | Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Strathclyde | Engineering Academy BEng | 102 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Engineering (with a Foundation Year) BEng (Hon) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) | BEng (Hons) Integrated Engineering BEng (Hon) | 96 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Engineering Design BEng (Hon) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Engineering with deferred choice of specialism with a Foundation Year this course | 80 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Engineering Foundation BEng (Hon) | CDD - CCC | — |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering BEng (Hon) | 72 - 90 points | under 96 |
| NPTC Group | Engineering HNC | 48 - 88 points | — |
See all 325 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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