Psychology and Counselling at Abertay University
Psychology and Counselling (BSc (Hons), C843) at Abertay University asked for CCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abertay.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 points · around CCC
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 abertay.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 10% had fewer than the 96 asked.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 55%, A-levels or Highers 35%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C843 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 86%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
20%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%87%
Learning opportunities98%84%
Assessment and feedback89%80%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management100%84%
Learning resources97%89%
Student voice85%82%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£22k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Caring personal services25%
- Administrative occupations25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
Subjects
clinical psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Dundee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology and health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kent | Psychology with Clinical Perspectives BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Psychology with Clinical Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Psychology with Clinical Perspectives MPsych | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sunderland | Clinical Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| London South Bank University | Psychology (Child Development) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Clinical and Community Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Greenwich | Mental Health and Wellbeing BSc | 112 points | — |
| University of Northampton | Psychology (Clinical Applications) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Psychology and Counselling this course | CCC | 128–143 |
| University College Birmingham | Psychology with Health BSc | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Psychology (Clinical and Mental Health) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
See all 24 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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