Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs (BSc (Hons), XSEN) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~104 points

Moderate

around CCC

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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 104 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: XSEN
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 87%

10%

left higher education

UK 11%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%84%

Learning opportunities88%84%

Assessment and feedback89%82%

Academic support85%88%

Organisation and management70%80%

Learning resources81%88%

Student voice79%79%

30 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£19.5k5 years

£26k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

75% working15% working and studying15% other

UK, same subject: 95% in work or study

35%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 45%

90%

say their work is meaningful

UK 98%

80%

use what they learned

UK 75%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF23 6XD

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Subjects

educational psychology psychology
special needs teaching education and teaching

Campus

Campus: Cyncoed Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Developmental 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
Anglia Ruskin University	Psychology with Education BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	under 96
Coventry University	Psychology with Education BSc	112 points	96–111
University of East London	Psychology with Child Development BSc (Hons)	112 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs this course	104 points	96–111
University of Bedfordshire	Education with Psychology BA (Hons)	104 points	under 96
University of Chichester	Developmental and Education Psychology BSc (Hons)	104 points	—
Abertay University	Psychology with Development and Education BSc (Hons)	CCC	112–127
Edge Hill University	Psychology with Educational Perspectives with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	72 - 96 points	112–127
University College Birmingham	Psychology with Education BSc	96 points	112–127
University of Gloucestershire	Education and Psychology BA (Hons)	96 points	96–111
University of Staffordshire	Psychology and Child Development BSc (Hons)	96 points	112–127

See all 47 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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