Physics with Astrophysics with professional placement or study abroad at University of Bath
Physics with Astrophysics with professional placement or study abroad (BSc (Hons), N121) at University of Bath asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bath.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
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 bath.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 152 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- N121 · N1 business studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of partially meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback70%81%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management67%86%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice76%83%
75 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£35.5k5 years£46.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working3% working and studying16% studying10% unemployed14% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 77%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Information Technology Professionals20%
- Engineering professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 63% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bath, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BA2 7AY
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bath
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Astronomy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Earth and Planetary Science BSc (Hons) | 144 - 156 points | 160–175 |
| Newcastle University | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 126 - 152 points | — |
| UCL (University College London) | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Physics with Astrophysics with professional placement or study abroad this course | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Physics with Astrophysics Msci (Hon) | A*AA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Physics with Astrophysics (Faster Route) MSci (Hon) | 152 points | — |
| University of Surrey | Astronautics and Space Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | Physics with Astrophysics MPhys | 152 points | 160–175 |
| University of Sussex | Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Astrophysics BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 176–191 |
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