Operating Department Practice at Swansea University
Operating Department Practice (BSc (Hons), B991) at Swansea University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year 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 104
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 104 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, an Access course 20%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B991 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an operating department practitioner. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities100%87%
Assessment and feedback100%82%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management100%74%
Learning resources94%87%
Student voice100%81%
10 final-year students · 100% 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
operating department practice subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Paramedic Science BSc | BBC | 112–127 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Paramedic Science BSc | 104 - 108 points | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Paramedic Science BSc | BCC | 160–175 |
| Keele University | Paramedic Science with Integrated Masters with Foundation Year MSci | 104 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Paramedicine BSc | BCC | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Operating Department Practice this course | BCC | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Psychology with Health Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Equine Therapy and Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Clinical Exercise Therapy BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 188 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More allied health at Swansea University
- Occupational Therapy (Full-Time) BSc (Hons)
- Paramedic Science BSc (Hons)