International Relations with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
International Relations with a Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L251) at Swansea University asked for 72–80 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
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 points
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 80
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L251 · L2 politics
- 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
82%
still studying
UK 90%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%
Learning opportunities89%83%
Assessment and feedback89%82%
Academic support99%91%
Organisation and management93%85%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice82%79%
75 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£31k
£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
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
international relations social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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