Sport, Media and Culture with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Sport, Media and Culture with a Foundation Year (BA, P36F) at Swansea University asked for 72–80 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
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, other qualifications 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Code
- P36F · P3 media studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
81%
still studying
UK 80%
18%
left higher education
UK 15%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
140 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities97%89%
Assessment and feedback95%88%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management96%90%
Learning resources98%89%
Student voice98%86%
95 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£23k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
58% working12% working and studying16% studying7% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Sports and fitness occupations15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
sports studies biological and sport sciences
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
multimedia journalism media, journalism and communications
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
multimedia journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Community Coaching HNC | 80 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Sports Coaching with Football Development and Performance FdSc | 56 - 80 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Tournament Golf BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| Hartpury University | Sports Performance BSc (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| Hopwood Hall College | Sports Coaching and Performance Analysis FdSc | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Sports & Exercise Therapy BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 80 points | 128–143 |
| New City College (incorporating Havering College) | Sports Science & Tottenham Hotspur Coaching Development Programme HND | 80 points | — |
| Swansea University | Sport, Media and Culture with a Foundation Year this course | 72 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Sport and Exercise Science (with Foundation Year) BSc | 80 points | 128–143 |
| University of Salford | Sport Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 144–159 |
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