Physical Geography at Swansea University
Physical Geography (BSc (Hons), F840) at Swansea University asked for 112–135 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 ↗
UCAS tariff
~135 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 112 - 135 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 135
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 135 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F840 · F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%92%
Learning opportunities93%89%
Assessment and feedback85%85%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management92%90%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice89%84%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24k5 years£29.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
45% working20% working and studying25% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
30%
use what they learned
UK 58%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
physical geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physical geographical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Geography BSc (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| King's College London, University of London | Geography and Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | Physical Geography MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| Loughborough University | Geography BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Geology and Physical Geography MSci | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Geography BSc (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology & Palaeoecology and Geography BSc (Hons) | 112 - 135 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Physical Geography this course | 112 - 135 points | 112–127 |
See all 196 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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