Social Work (with Foundation Year) at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Social Work (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), L50F) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 96
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 10% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L50F · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
Approved by Social Care Wales for the purpose of qualifying as a social worker. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities80%91%
Assessment and feedback71%88%
Academic support79%89%
Organisation and management69%81%
Learning resources78%90%
Student voice72%82%
20 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£29.5k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working35% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% 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
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Llandaff Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Social Work (with Foundation Year) this course | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Robert Gordon University | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| University of Dundee | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC - AB | 144–159 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Community Development and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Social Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sunderland | Community and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Ulster University | Community Youth Work BSc (Hons) | 80 - 93 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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