Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) at Swansea University
Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) (BSc (Hons), B1B8) 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 ↗ 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 45% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B1B8 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology + B8 medical technology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the NSHCS (National School of Health Care Science), on behalf of Health education England, for the purpose of eligibility for registration as a Health-care Science Practitioner on the AHCS (Academy for Healthcare and Science) voluntary accredited register. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities87%90%
Assessment and feedback63%80%
Academic support82%95%
Organisation and management71%86%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice83%82%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£32k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
100%
use what they learned
UK 68%
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
cardiology medicine and dentistry
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Medicine by specialism 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 Huddersfield | Diagnostic Radiography BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Nottingham | Cancer Sciences Msci (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Therapeutic Radiography BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Diagnostic Radiography (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Radiotherapy and Oncology BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
See all 9 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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