Psychology at Swansea University
Psychology (Msci (Hon), C880) at Swansea University asked for 128 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
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 63% had fewer than the 128 asked.
125 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, an Access course 2%, a foundation course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C880 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 86%
13%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
180 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%87%
Learning opportunities84%84%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support85%89%
Organisation and management91%84%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice86%82%
115 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Keele University | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Marketing with Psychology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 160–175 |
| Swansea University | Psychology this course | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Buckingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More psychology at Swansea University
- Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Criminology and Psychology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Education and Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Education and Psychology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons)
- Sociology and Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Sociology and Psychology with a Foundation year BSc (Hons)
- Sociology and Psychology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)