Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) (BA (Hons), X320) 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 subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, no formal qualifications 35%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X320 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Endorsed by the Education and Training Standards Committee Wales (JNC Recognised) for the purpose of professional qualification. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%90%
Learning opportunities99%91%
Assessment and feedback96%88%
Academic support97%89%
Organisation and management90%81%
Learning resources98%90%
Student voice98%82%
15 final-year students · 68% 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
90% working10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
85%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF23 6XD
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Cyncoed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 108 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) this course | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| Swansea University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | BCC | 128–143 |
| University of Chichester | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Working with Children, Young People and Families (Social Pedagogy) BA | 104 points | — |
| University of Dundee | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC - AB | 144–159 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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