Social Work at Birmingham City University
Social Work (BSc (Hons), L501) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 69%, an Access course 23%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L501 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 85%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%90%
Learning opportunities83%91%
Assessment and feedback86%88%
Academic support84%89%
Organisation and management73%81%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice78%82%
60 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£31.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
95%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals85%
- Customer service occupations5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 3TN
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- City South Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | Social Work BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Bradford College | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Social Work BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice (Top-up) BSc | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Social Work this course | — | 112–127 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Children, Families and Education CertHE | — | — |
| Bournemouth University | Social Work BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| University of Bath | Social Work and Applied Social Studies BSc (Hons) | — | 128–143 |
| University of Bradford | Foundation Year in Social Care BA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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