Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Year Abroad (Msci (Hon), B2MA) at Swansea University asked for 104–136 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 ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~136 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 104 - 136 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 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 49% had fewer than the 136 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
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B2MA · B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
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
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 Leicester | Clinical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Medical Sciences BMedSci H | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Medical Sciences and Population Health with a Year Abroad this course | 104 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Biomedical Sciences MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | Health and Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 128 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Medical Science BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 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 South Wales | Medical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Wolverhampton | Medical Sciences (Accelerated) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
See all 48 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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