Criminology and Psychology at Swansea University
Criminology and Psychology (BSc (Hons), 5S26) at Swansea University asked for 112–128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 112 - 128 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 swansea.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 112–127 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, other higher education 5%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 5S26
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
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
90%
still studying
UK 86%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%87%
Learning opportunities79%84%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management83%84%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice79%82%
55 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24.5k5 years£31.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
49%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Administrative occupations11%
- Elementary occupations11%
- Business and public service associate professionals8%
- Sales occupations8%
- Finance Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 215 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology and Social Policy BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Film and English Literature BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Criminology and Psychology this course | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Sociology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Religion, Theology and Society BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
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