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Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), XSEF) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 48 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 ↗ Main course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff
Open
below 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
0%10%20%30%40%40%<9630%965%11210%1285%1445%1601761922082245%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

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
XSEF
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Foundation
Year
2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
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
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
Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode
CF5 2YB
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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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
University of ChichesterDevelopmental and Education Psychology BSc (Hons)104 points—
Abertay UniversityPsychology with Development and Education BSc (Hons)CCC112–127
Edge Hill UniversityPsychology with Educational Perspectives with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons)72 - 96 points112–127
University of GloucestershireEducation and Psychology BA (Hons)96 points96–111
University of StaffordshirePsychology and Child Development BSc (Hons)96 points112–127
Leeds Beckett UniversityPsychology in Education BA (Hons)72 points96–111
University of LancashirePsychology of Child Development BSc (Hons)72 points112–127
University of East LondonPsychology with Child Development (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)64 pointsunder 96
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityEducation, Psychology and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) this course48 points96–111
University of BedfordshireEducation with Psychology (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)32 - 48 pointsunder 96
University College BirminghamPsychology with Education with foundation year BSc31 points112–127

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

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