C8 Psychology course codes
By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting C8 means psychology, in the biological sciences area (C). 568 courses at 129 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 72 and 120 UCAS points; 103 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAA. Another 249 joint honours courses carry C8 as their second subject.
Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too
Codes in use
Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.
- C800 101
- C801 49
- C802 29
- C803 19
- C804 19
- C810 15
- C80F 13
- C8B9 with other subjects allied to medicine 13
- C805 11
- C816 11
- C813 10
- C811 9
- C812 9
- C817 8
- C850 8
- C8M9 with other law, often criminology 8
- C820 7
- C880 7
- C806 6
- C807 6
- C814 6
- C8L3 with sociology 6
- C8X3 with education studies 6
- C809 5
- C821 5
- C830 5
- C840 5
- C843 5
- C848 5
- C891 5
- C808 4
- C815 4
- C844 4
- C851 4
- C860 4
- C870 4
- C890 4
- C8B1 with anatomy, physiology and pathology 4
- C841 3
- C845 3
- C847 3
- C892 3
- C8C6 with sport and exercise science 3
- C80A 2
- C822 2
- C832 2
- C842 2
- C846 2
- C849 2
- C856 2
- C859 2
- C866 2
- C867 2
- C86C 2
- C894 2
- C89A 2
- C8C1 with biology 2
- C8C8 2
- C8FY 2
- C8L2 with politics 2
- C8M2 with law by topic 2
- C8M3 with law, unlisted subject 2
- C8N5 with marketing 2
- C80I 1
- C80P 1
- C80X 1
- C80Y 1
- C818 1
- C819 1
- C81F 1
- C823 1
- C825 1
- C829 1
- C831 1
- C833 1
- C839 1
- C83F 1
- C84A 1
- C84C 1
- C84F 1
- C84M 1
- C85A 1
- C861 1
- C864 1
- C865 1
- C869 1
- C86F 1
- C871 1
- C878 1
- C879 1
- C87F 1
- C881 1
- C893 1
- C89B 1
- C89C 1
- C89F 1
- C8B2 with pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy 1
- C8B3 with complementary therapies 1
- C8BC 1
- C8BF 1
- C8BX 1
- C8CF 1
- C8DF 1
- C8F1 with chemistry 1
- C8F4 with forensic and archaeological sciences 1
- C8FF 1
- C8FP 1
- C8L4 with social policy 1
- C8L7 with human geography 1
- C8L8 with development studies 1
- C8LC 1
- C8LF 1
- C8LH 1
- C8LJ 1
- C8M0 1
- C8M1 with law by area 1
- C8M7 with law, unlisted subject 1
- C8M8 with law, unlisted subject 1
- C8N1 with business studies 1
- C8N2 with management studies 1
- C8NF 1
- C8Q0 1
- C8QM 1
- C8R1 with French 1
- C8RC 1
- C8RF 1
- C8V5 with philosophy 1
- C8W4 with drama 1
- C8X0 1
- C8X1 with teacher training 1
- C8X9 with other education 1
- C8XF 1
- C8XH 1
Joint honours
Courses carrying C8 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.
- with L3 sociology 29
- with M9 other law, often criminology 20
- with B9 other subjects allied to medicine 10
- with V5 philosophy 10
- with C6 sport and exercise science 9
- with X3 education studies 9
- with L6 anthropology 8
- with M1 law by area 8
- with L1 economics 7
- with N5 marketing 7
- with Q3 English studies 7
- with G1 mathematics 6
- with B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology 5
- with N6 human resource management 5
- with Q1 linguistics 5
- with C0 no standard meaning 4
- with C1 biology 4
- with L2 politics 4
- with N2 management studies 4
- with R1 French 4
- with F4 forensic and archaeological sciences 3
- with L8 development studies 3
- with M2 law by topic 3
- with N1 business studies 3
- with V1 history by period 3
- with X1 teacher training 3
- with G4 computer science (older codes) 2
- with L4 social policy 2
- with L5 social work 2
- with L7 human geography 2
- with P3 media studies 2
- with Q5 Celtic studies 2
- with R3 Italian 2
- with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 2
- with V6 theology and religious studies 2
- with W1 fine art 2
- with W3 music 2
- with W4 drama 2
- with B4 nutrition 1
- with B6 aural and oral sciences 1
- with B7 nursing 1
- with B8 medical technology 1
- with C5 microbiology 1
- with C9 other biological sciences 1
- with D3 animal science 1
- with F5 astronomy 1
- with G3 statistics 1
- with G6 software engineering (older codes) 1
- with I4 artificial intelligence 1
- with L9 other social studies 1
- with M0 no standard meaning 1
- with N3 finance 1
- with N7 office skills 1
- with N8 hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism 1
- with P5 journalism 1
- with Q2 comparative literature 1
- with Q8 classical studies 1
- with R2 German 1
- with R4 Spanish 1
- with R9 other European languages 1
- with S1 no standard meaning 1
- with S2 no standard meaning 1
- with V4 archaeology 1
- with W9 other creative arts 1
- with X5 education, unlisted subject 1
- with X6 education, unlisted subject 1
Subjects
The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.
- psychology 364
- forensic psychology 28
- applied psychology 22
- criminology 20
- educational psychology 16
- sport and exercise psychology 16
- counselling 14
- clinical psychology 10
Universities
- University of Greater Manchester 18
- Nottingham Trent University 17
- University of Essex 17
- University of Roehampton 17
- Keele University 14
- Kingston University 12
- University of Hull 12
- University of Staffordshire 11
- Leeds Trinity University 10
- Anglia Ruskin University 9
- Edge Hill University 9
- King's College London, University of London 9
- Teesside University 9
- University of Chichester 9
- University of Northampton 9
- Birmingham Newman University 8
- University of Derby 8
- University of Lincoln 8
- University of Plymouth 8
- University of Reading 8
- University of Sunderland 8
- Aberystwyth University 7
- Bournemouth University 7
- Loughborough University 7
- St Mary's University, Twickenham 7
- University College Birmingham 7
- University of Aberdeen 7
- University of Gloucestershire 7
- University of Sussex 7
- Brunel University of London 6
- Canterbury Christ Church University 6
- Coventry University 6
- Royal Holloway, University of London 6
- University of East London 6
- University of Worcester 6
- Abertay University 5
- Bangor University 5
- Birkbeck, University of London 5
- Liverpool Hope University 5
- Swansea University 5
- University of Greenwich 5
- University of Lancashire 5
- University of South Wales 5
- University of Warwick 5
- University of Westminster, London 5
- Aston University, Birmingham 4
- Bristol, UWE 4
- Bucks New University 4
- De Montfort University 4
- Durham University 4
- Hartpury University 4
- Lancaster University 4
- London South Bank University 4
- Middlesex University 4
- Oxford Brookes University 4
- University of Birmingham 4
- University of Chester 4
- University of East Anglia UEA 4
- University of Kent 4
- University of St Andrews 4
- University of West London 4
- University of Winchester 4
- York St John University 4
- Heriot-Watt University 3
- Leeds Beckett University 3
- Lincoln Bishop University 3
- UCL (University College London) 3
- University Academy 92 (UA92) 3
- University Centre Askham Bryan 3
- University of Cumbria 3
- University of Exeter 3
- University of Glasgow 3
- University of Huddersfield 3
- University of Leicester 3
- University of Manchester 3
- University of Nottingham 3
- University of Portsmouth 3
- University of Sheffield 3
- University of Strathclyde 3
- Birmingham City University 2
- Cardiff Metropolitan University 2
- Cardiff University 2
- Edinburgh Napier University 2
- Goldsmiths, University of London 2
- Liverpool John Moores University 2
- London Metropolitan University 2
- Manchester Metropolitan University 2
- Newcastle University 2
- Northumbria University, Newcastle 2
- Queen Mary University of London 2
- The University of Edinburgh 2
- The University of Law 2
- University Centre Truro and Penwith 2
- University of Bedfordshire 2
- University of Bradford 2
- University of Brighton 2
- University of Bristol 2
- University of Dundee 2
- University of Leeds 2
- University of Liverpool 2
- University of Stirling 2
- University of Surrey 2
- University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 2
- University of Wolverhampton 2
- University of York 2
- Bath Spa University 1
- City St George's, University of London 1
- Glasgow Caledonian University 1
- Leicester College 1
- London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 1
- Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 1
- Queen's University Belfast 1
- Richmond American University London 1
- Sheffield Hallam University 1
- Southampton, Solent University 1
- Ulster University 1
- University Campus Oldham 1
- University Centre South Essex 1
- University Centre West Anglia 1
- University of Cambridge 1
- University of Hertfordshire 1
- University of Oxford 1
- University of Salford 1
- University of Southampton 1
- University of Suffolk 1
- University of the Arts London 1
- University of the West of Scotland 1
- Warwickshire College and University Centre 1
- Wrexham University 1
Courses
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