Sociology (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University
Sociology (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), L30F) at Bangor University asked for 48–96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bangor.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 48 - 96 points
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 bangor.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 35% had fewer than the 96 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L30F · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback89%84%
Academic support91%90%
Organisation and management82%83%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice78%80%
20 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£19.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Protective service occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
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
- Bangor, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL57 2DG
Subjects
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 | Criminology BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Sociology (with Foundation Year) this course | 48 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Sociology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Psychology with Sociology BA (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Applied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Forensic Science and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Bradford | Criminology BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Crime and Criminal Investigation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
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