Genetics with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Genetics with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C402) at Swansea University asked for 88 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 ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~88 points
Openbelow 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 88
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a foundation course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C402 · C4 genetics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 95%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%90%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback61%80%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice75%83%
35 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working10% working and studying30% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
40%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
genetics biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Genetics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Glasgow | Genetics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Genetics MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Genetics MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Medical Genetics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Genetics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Molecular and Cellular Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Huddersfield | Medical Genetics BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Genetics with a Foundation Year this course | 88 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Bioinformatics Genomics with Foundation and Placement BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
See all 61 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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