Psychology at Abertay University
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C800) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. 5% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, other higher education 35%, an Access course 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C800 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- 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
70%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
25%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%87%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback86%80%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management84%84%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice84%82%
20 final-year students · 73% 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
65% working20% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
25%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Administrative occupations30%
- Caring personal services20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dundee, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DD1 1HG
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Dundee Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Psychology this course | CCC | 144–159 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology with Clinical and Health Perspectives with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Psychology with Sociology BA (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Lancaster University | Psychology (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Psychology BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University College Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology, Counselling and Coaching BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Business Economics with Marketing and Psychology MA (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Lancashire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 72 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Psychology with Foundation BSc (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
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