History and Politics with a Year in Industry at Swansea University
History and Politics with a Year in Industry (BA (Hons), VL1I) 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 ↗ 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 96–111 points. At least 70% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL1I · V1 history by period
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities83%83%
Assessment and feedback95%82%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management100%85%
Learning resources97%90%
Student voice83%79%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£21.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
30%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% 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
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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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.
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