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    Swansea University

    Ancient History with a Foundation Year

    BA (Hons), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    88–98%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    85%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    30%

    Median grad salary

    £23,000

    15 months after

    Swansea University's Ancient History degree adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard programme in the history of Greece, Rome and the ancient world. The foundation year is what the extra year provides for students who need a grounded academic start. Offers go to most who meet the grades.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Ancient History with a Foundation Year at Swansea University has a 88–98% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 72–80 points

    About Swansea University

    Swansea teaches on its original Singleton Park campus above the bay and a newer Bay Campus on the seafront, a research-led university in south Wales.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Swansea University · Ancient History with a Foundation Year

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.