Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University
Social Sciences (BA (Hons), L000) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 128
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 22% had fewer than the 128 asked.
160 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 57%, other higher education 37%, an Access course 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L000 · L0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
86%
still studying
UK 87%
5%
left higher education
UK 11%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
280 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback86%85%
Academic support93%93%
Organisation and management87%87%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice79%81%
110 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£21.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
69% working12% working and studying9% studying6% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Sciences BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Human and Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Sciences this course | ABB | 160–175 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design BDes (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Social Science BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Social Sciences with Data Science BA (Hons) | 128 points | 192–207 |
| 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 |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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