Politics and Social Policy with a Year Abroad at Swansea University

Politics and Social Policy with a Year Abroad (BA (Hons), LL44) at Swansea University asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~120 points

Selective

around BBB

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 120

The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 51% had fewer than the 120 asked.

55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%, other higher education 2%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: LL44 · L4 social policy
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

82%

still studying

UK 90%

14%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

90 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%89%

Learning opportunities89%83%

Assessment and feedback89%82%

Academic support99%91%

Organisation and management93%85%

Learning resources94%90%

Student voice82%79%

75 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£27k3 years

£24.5k5 years

£31.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

62% working13% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed8% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

50%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

78%

say their work is meaningful

UK 82%

49%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Administrative occupations11%
Elementary occupations11%
Business and public service associate professionals8%
Sales occupations8%
Finance Professionals7%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 215 graduates · 51% 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

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Subjects

politics social sciences
social policy social sciences

Campus

Campus: Swansea University - Singleton Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Politics 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
Aberystwyth University	BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons)	96 - 120 points	96–111
Bath Spa University	Criminology and Politics BA (Hons)	BBB - BCC	96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons)	96 - 120 points	—
City St George's, University of London	International Political Economy BSc (Hons)	120 points	96–111
Edge Hill University	History and Politics BA (Hons)	112 - 120 points	96–111
Goldsmiths, University of London	History with Politics BA (Hons)	BBB	under 96
Swansea University	Politics and Social Policy with a Year Abroad this course	120 points	96–111
University of Brighton	Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111
University of Buckingham	Security, Intelligence and Cyber BA (Hons)	112 - 120 points	—
University of Glasgow	Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons)	96 - 120 points	208–223
University of Hertfordshire	Politics and International Relations BA (Hons)	112 - 120 points	112–127

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