Aesthetics at University College Birmingham
Aesthetics (FdA, W200) at University College Birmingham asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucb.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 56 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 ucb.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 53%, A-levels or Highers 47%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- W200 · W2 design
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
41%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%94%
Learning opportunities77%89%
Assessment and feedback80%83%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management48%75%
Learning resources81%89%
Student voice62%84%
25 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onThis course
55% working20% working and studying20% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
15%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
65%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations65%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Health associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B3 1JB
Subjects
beauty therapy subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- University College Birmingham
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Complementary and alternative medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences University | Chiropractic MChiro | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of South Wales | Chiropractic (Including Foundation Year) MChiro | 88 points | 96–111 |
| Wrexham University | Sports Injury Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| Bury College | Salon Management FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Hull College | Advanced Beauty Therapy and Aesthetics FD | 64 points | — |
| New College Durham | Podiatry BSc (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| University of Northampton | Foundation Year leading to BSc Podiatry BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Integrative Healthcare BSc (Hons) | 63 - 64 points | 144–159 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Podiatry (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 56 points | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Aesthetics this course | 32 - 56 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Podiatry with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
See all 41 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More allied health at University College Birmingham
- Aesthetics BA (Hons)
- Paramedic Science BSc
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)
- Physiotherapy with foundation year BSc (Hons)