Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) at Swansea University
Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) (BSc (Hons), B121) 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 96–111 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 96–111 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B121 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
- 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
70%
still studying
UK 90%
30%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%92%
Learning opportunities82%90%
Assessment and feedback65%80%
Academic support70%95%
Organisation and management66%86%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice77%82%
25 final-year students · 89% 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 onSubject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
95%
use what they learned
UK 68%
- Health associate professionals55%
- Other Health Professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
healthcare science subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Healthcare science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Audiology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Healthcare Science (Life Sciences) BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering MEng (Hon) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) this course | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Middlesex University | Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Healthcare Science (Ophthalmic Imaging) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Greenwich | Public Health BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
See all 59 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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