Sociology and Social Policy at Cardiff University
Sociology and Social Policy (BSc (Hons), 8K46) 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.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 8K46
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%88%
Learning opportunities85%86%
Assessment and feedback81%84%
Academic support86%90%
Organisation and management88%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice79%80%
155 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject 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
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social policy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Policy BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Social Policy this course | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Policing and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Politics and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Buckingham | Security, Intelligence and Cyber BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | Criminology and Social Policy BA (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of York | Criminal Justice and Social Policy BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| BPP University | Health and Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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