Marine Biology with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Marine Biology with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C16F) at Swansea University asked for 120–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 100% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C16F · C1 biology
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback75%80%
Academic support87%93%
Organisation and management91%81%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice83%83%
40 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£22.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working5% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Marine Biology with a Foundation Year this course | 120 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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