Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
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 112
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 30% had fewer than the 112 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 57%, A-levels or Highers 31%, an Access course 11%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for registration with this body. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%90%
Learning opportunities95%91%
Assessment and feedback93%88%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management83%81%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice91%82%
40 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£42k3 years£33.5k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
89% working9% working and studying2% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
85%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals75%
- Caring personal services10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
- Administrative occupations0%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 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
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Work this course | BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Social Work Practice BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Young People, Communities and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Yeovil College University Centre | Social Work BSc | 112 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 108 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side