Sociology and Psychology with a Foundation year at Swansea University
Sociology and Psychology with a Foundation year (BSc (Hons), L38F) at Swansea University asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 26% had fewer than the 96 asked.
200 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, an Access course 2%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L38F · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
84%
still studying
UK 86%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
270 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%87%
Learning opportunities83%84%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support86%89%
Organisation and management89%84%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice84%82%
210 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
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology with Clinical and Health Perspectives with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Psychology with Sociology BA (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Lancaster University | Psychology (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Swansea University | Sociology and Psychology with a Foundation year this course | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology, Counselling and Coaching BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Psychology MA (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Lancashire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
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