Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Foundation Year (BSc, B212) at Swansea University asked for 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 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
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 128–143 points. 14% had fewer than the 96 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 51%, other qualifications 20%, an Access course 17%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- B212 · B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 90%
7%
left higher education
UK 9%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
140 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback87%82%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management75%74%
Learning resources88%87%
Student voice83%81%
110 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£20.5k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
76% working7% working and studying3% studying2% unemployed12% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals90%
- Sales occupations0%
- Managers, directors and senior officials0%
- Natural and social science professionals0%
- Sports and fitness occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 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
medical sciences medicine and dentistry
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Medical sciences (non-specific) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Gloucestershire | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Personalised Medicine with optional placement year BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | — |
| Oxford Brookes University | Medical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Medical Science with Foundation BSc (Hons) | CCC - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Wolverhampton | Medical Sciences (Accelerated) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Bangor University | Medical Sciences (with Foundation Year) BMedSci H | 64 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Middlesex University | Medical Physiology BSc (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Worcester | Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Foundation Year this course | 96 points | 128–143 |
See all 48 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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