Social Science at Cardiff University
Social Science (BSc (Hons), L301) at Cardiff University asked for BBB - BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Published as BBB - BCC
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 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
45 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L301 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 87%
0%
left higher education
UK 11%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback81%85%
Academic support82%93%
Organisation and management74%87%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice63%81%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design BDes (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Social Science this course | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Social Sciences and Humanities with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Professional Studies BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Social and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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