Applied Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University
Applied Psychology (BSc (Hons), C810) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for AAA 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 gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
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 gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 38% had fewer than the 144 asked.
140 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 50%, A-levels or Highers 46%, an Access course 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C810 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 83%
6%
left higher education
UK 13%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
285 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%84%
Learning opportunities81%84%
Assessment and feedback82%83%
Academic support82%85%
Organisation and management78%83%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice76%80%
110 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£18.5k5 years£22.5k
£0k£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying6% studying4% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
32%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
76%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
61%
use what they learned
UK 59%
- Caring personal services24%
- Administrative occupations13%
- Sales occupations12%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals9%
- Elementary occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 105 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
applied psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Applied psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Psychology with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | — |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Psychological and Behavioural Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 224–239 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Applied Psychology this course | AAA | 144–159 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Psychology, Social and Applied Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Business Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology with Forensic Perspectives BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | — |
| University of Kent | Psychology with Business Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology and Criminal Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
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