Social Work at Robert Gordon University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at Robert Gordon University asked for CCC 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 rgu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~CCC
Moderate96 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 96
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 67%, A-levels or Highers 30%, a degree 1%.
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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
13%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%90%
Learning opportunities93%91%
Assessment and feedback93%88%
Academic support95%89%
Organisation and management83%81%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice82%82%
45 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£33.5k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
85%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals55%
- Caring personal services15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 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 work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Garthdee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Robert Gordon University | Social Work this course | CCC | 128–143 |
| University of Dundee | Social Work BA (Hons) | CCC - AB | 144–159 |
| University of Greater Manchester | Community Development and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Social Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sunderland | Community and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Ulster University | Community Youth Work BSc (Hons) | 80 - 93 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side