Physics with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Physics with a Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F301) at Swansea University asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F301 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 90%
30%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%92%
Learning opportunities96%88%
Assessment and feedback89%81%
Academic support97%93%
Organisation and management97%86%
Learning resources92%92%
Student voice92%83%
45 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£26k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working25% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 51%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Engineering professionals15%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA1 8EN
Subjects
physics physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Bay Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Physics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster University | Physics (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 160–175 |
| University of Dundee | Mathematics and Physics MSci | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Physical Sciences (Foundation) (1+3) BSc (Hons) | CDD - CCC | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Physics BSc (Hons) | 90 points | 144–159 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mechanical and Design Engineering with Foundation BEng (Hon) | 80 points | — |
| Swansea University | Physics with a Foundation Year this course | 80 points | under 96 |
| University of Hull | Physics (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Salford | Physics BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Physics BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Acoustics with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lincoln | Mathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
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