Psychology at Heriot-Watt University
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C800) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - 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 hw.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 176–191 points. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 25%, an Access course 6%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C800 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
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
84%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
11%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%87%
Learning opportunities80%84%
Assessment and feedback66%80%
Academic support80%89%
Organisation and management69%84%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice70%82%
55 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£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
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Edge Hill University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Psychology this course | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Keele University | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc BSc (Hons) | 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Marketing with Psychology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Buckingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Psychology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More psychology at Heriot-Watt University
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