Applied Social Sciences at Robert Gordon University
Applied Social Sciences (BA (Hons), L310) at Robert Gordon University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rgu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
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 rgu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 104 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 54%, other higher education 43%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L310 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
79%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%90%
Learning opportunities94%87%
Assessment and feedback85%85%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management69%87%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice75%81%
25 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
55%
use what they learned
UK 53%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB10 7QB
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Garthdee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Social and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| Keele University | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Sussex | Social Sciences (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) | 88 - 105 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Applied Social Sciences this course | BCC | 144–159 |
| SOAS University of London | Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities with Foundation Year BA/BSc (H) | CCC - BCC | under 96 |
| University of West London | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| University Campus of Esports (formerly College of Esports) | International Esports Business BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Sciences (Politics & Policy/Sociology & Policy/Sociology) BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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