Occupational Therapy at Cardiff University
Occupational Therapy (BSc (Hons), B921) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 24% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
45 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a degree 10%, an Access course 8%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B921 · 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 an occupational therapist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback85%85%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management88%76%
Learning resources87%88%
Student voice93%81%
40 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£26.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
95% working5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
90%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Therapy professionals85%
- Caring personal services10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
occupational therapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Strathclyde | Psychology and Counselling BSc (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 160–175 |
| Bucks New University | Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Occupational Therapy this course | ABB - BBC | 144–159 |
| London South Bank University | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 144–159 |
| Aberystwyth University | Psychology with Counselling BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Occupational Therapy BSc BSc (Hons) | 81 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| New College Durham | Integrative Counselling FdA | 120 points | — |
| University of Brighton | Psychology with Counselling Studies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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