Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year) at University of South Wales

Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), N43F) at University of South Wales asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on southwales.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below 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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

45% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a degree 5%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: N43F · N4 accounting
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗

Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗

Student experience

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%85%

Learning opportunities88%85%

Assessment and feedback72%84%

Academic support83%89%

Organisation and management88%88%

Learning resources69%90%

Student voice81%81%

10 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£27k3 years

£21.5k5 years

£26.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

60% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 86% in work or study

55%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 59%

90%

say their work is meaningful

UK 76%

80%

use what they learned

UK 57%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF24 2FN

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Subjects

business and management business and management
accounting business and management
finance business and management

Campus

Campus: Cardiff
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Business and management 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
Activate Learning	Leadership and Management (HTQ) HND	48 points	—
Barnet and Southgate College	Foundation Degree in Business Management FD	48 points	—
Birmingham Newman University	Business Management (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Institute of Contemporary Music Performance	Music Marketing CertHE	48 points	under 96
Lincoln College University Centre	Leadership and Management for England HNC	48 points	—
Middlesbrough College	Specialist Hair and Makeup Artistry for Creative Industries FD	48 points	—
University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College	Business, Enterprise and Management FD	48 points	—
University College Birmingham	Hair and Make-up Business Management FdSc	48 points	96–111
University of Bedfordshire	Business Management (with Placement) (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of Buckingham	Business Management (with integrated Foundation) BSc (Hons)	48 points	—
University of South Wales	Accounting and Finance (Including Foundation Year) this course	48 points	under 96

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