Social Work at Swansea University
Social Work (BSc (Hons), L500) at Swansea University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year 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 104
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 104 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, an Access course 25%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by Social Care Wales for the purpose of qualifying as a social worker. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%90%
Learning opportunities84%91%
Assessment and feedback83%88%
Academic support86%89%
Organisation and management82%81%
Learning resources77%90%
Student voice70%82%
15 final-year students · 82% 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
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 108 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Swansea University | Social Work this course | BCC | 128–143 |
| University of Chichester | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Working with Children, Young People and Families (Social Pedagogy) BA | 104 points | — |
| University of Dundee | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC - AB | 144–159 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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