Podiatry at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Podiatry (BA (Hons), B985) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 96–104 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
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 96 - 104 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 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 25% had fewer than the 104 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, no formal qualifications 15%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- B985 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a chiropodist/podiatrist. More ↗
Graduates of accredited programmes in Podiatry or Podiatric Medicine are deemed to be fit for the profession of podiatry. They may join the Royal College of Podiatry and, upon acceptance, will have the right to use the post-nominal letters: MRCPod. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
65%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
15%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%94%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback79%83%
Academic support90%91%
Organisation and management85%75%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice70%84%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£25.5k5 years£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
88%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
86%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals37%
- Other Health Professionals35%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals8%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Elementary occupations3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
podiatry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Complementary and alternative medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Huddersfield | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Sociology with Chinese BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| Coventry University | Chiropractic Msci (Hon) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| The European School of Osteopathy (ESO) | Osteopathic Medicine BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Chiropractic MChiro | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Podiatry this course | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | BCC | 144–159 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Podiatry MPod | 96 - 102 points | 128–143 |
| Health Sciences University | Chiropractic MChiro | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University College Birmingham | Aesthetics BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
See all 41 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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