English Literature with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
English Literature with a Year Abroad (BA (Hons), QH20) at Swansea University asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QH20 · Q2 comparative literature + H0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%94%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback96%87%
Academic support100%94%
Organisation and management95%87%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice88%84%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working30% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 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
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
English literature language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Literature in English 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Creative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Anthropology and English Literature (Joint Honours) BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Swansea University | English Literature with a Year Abroad this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | English BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | English Literature BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Journalism and English BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Art and English Literature BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
See all 461 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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