Social Sciences with Foundation Year at Keele University
Social Sciences with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L401) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
80 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, other higher education 4%, no formal qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L401 · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
82%
still studying
UK 85%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback80%85%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management68%84%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice76%80%
60 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 75 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
65% working15% working and studying7% studying6% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
59%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Welfare Professionals12%
- Administrative occupations9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals9%
- Elementary occupations7%
- Sales occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 170 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- 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.
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