Psychology and Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Psychology and Criminology (BSc (Hons), CM80) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 96–112 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 ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 53% had fewer than the 112 asked.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, other higher education 6%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CM80 · C8 psychology + M0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
110 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course74%87%
Learning opportunities73%84%
Assessment and feedback81%80%
Academic support86%89%
Organisation and management81%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice77%82%
60 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£21.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
65% working17% working and studying2% unemployed16% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Welfare Professionals25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF5 2YB
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Applied Criminology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Psychology and Criminology this course | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Sociology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Counselling Skills and Sociology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
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