Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year (BEng (Hon), J505) at Swansea University asked for 80–96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 80 - 96 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 96
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 50% had fewer than the 96 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- J505 · J5 materials technology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 93%
5%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%88%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback76%78%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management88%86%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice84%82%
20 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working25% working and studying20% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
85%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Engineering professionals50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
materials engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 224–239 |
| University of Birmingham | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 131 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Materials Engineering with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) with Foundation Year BEng (Hon) | 48 - 112 points | — |
| Swansea University | Materials Science and Engineering with a Foundation Year this course | 80 - 96 points | under 96 |
| City College Plymouth | Civil Engineering FdSc | 56 points | — |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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