Physics with a Year Abroad at Swansea University
Physics with a Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), F302) at Swansea University asked for 120–135 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 ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~135 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 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 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F302 · F3 physics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities100%88%
Assessment and feedback96%81%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management100%86%
Learning resources100%92%
Student voice100%83%
10 final-year students · 61% 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
30% working15% working and studying20% studying15% unemployed20% other
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 · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Physics BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Engineering Physics MPhys | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Physics Msci (Hon) | 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Glasgow | Astronomy and Physics BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Physics MPhys | 128 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Geophysical and Atmospheric Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Physics MPhys (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of York | Mathematics/Physics (Equal) BSc (Hons) | AAB | — |
| Swansea University | Physics with a Year Abroad this course | 120 - 135 points | 112–127 |
| University of Strathclyde | Mathematics and Physics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 135 points | 208–223 |
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