Podiatry at Glasgow Caledonian University
Podiatry (BSc (Hons), B985) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for BCC 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
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
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 104
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other higher education 25%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B985 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Graduates of accredited programmes in Podiatry or Podiatric Medicine are deemed to be fit for the profession of podiatry. They may join the Royal College of Podiatry and, upon acceptance, will have the right to use the post-nominal letters: MRCPod. More ↗
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a chiropodist/podiatrist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities100%89%
Assessment and feedback99%83%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management100%75%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice96%84%
15 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£24.5k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 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 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
podiatry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Complementary and alternative medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Huddersfield | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Sociology with Chinese BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| Coventry University | Chiropractic Msci (Hon) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| The European School of Osteopathy (ESO) | Osteopathic Medicine BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Chiropractic MChiro | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Podiatry BA (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Podiatry this course | BCC | 144–159 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Podiatry MPod | 96 - 102 points | 128–143 |
| Health Sciences University | Chiropractic MChiro | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University College Birmingham | Aesthetics BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
See all 41 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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