Social Policy and Sociology at Queen's University Belfast
Social Policy and Sociology (BA (Hons), LL43) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 112–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 112 - 144 points
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 qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 60% had fewer than the 144 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL43 · L4 social policy + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback66%84%
Academic support85%90%
Organisation and management81%83%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice65%80%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 205 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
62%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
82%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
57%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Welfare Professionals20%
- Administrative occupations13%
- Finance Professionals9%
- Business and public service associate professionals7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social policy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Social Policy and Sociology this course | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Scots Law/Social & Public Policy LLB (Hons) | 144 points | — |
| King's College London, University of London | Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | LLB Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International Social and Public Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Crime and Security Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Social Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Policy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Business and Society BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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