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Psychology and Sociology at University of Aberdeen

Psychology and Sociology (MA (Hons), LC38) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
Selective
112 points · around BBB
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 abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%<965%9615%1125%1285%1445%16015%17610%19215%20822415%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 5% had fewer than the 112 asked.

20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.

Course

Award
Master of Arts (with Honours)
Code
LC38 · L3 sociology + C8 psychology
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Year
2027
Year abroad
optional
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
95%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
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 course87%87%
Learning opportunities78%84%
Assessment and feedback68%80%
Academic support92%89%
Organisation and management58%84%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice69%82%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£26k3 years
£23.5k5 years
£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
66% working17% working and studying7% studying2% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
  • Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
  • Caring personal services15%
  • Teaching Professionals10%
  • Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
  • Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode
AB24 3FX
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Subjects

sociology social sciences
psychology psychology

Campus

Campus
Old Aberdeen
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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aston University, BirminghamCriminology BSc (Hons)104 - 112 pointsunder 96
Birkbeck, University of LondonCriminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons)112 points—
Birmingham Newman UniversityCriminology BA (Hons)112 points96–111
Bucks New UniversityCriminology BSc (Hons)88 - 112 pointsunder 96
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityApplied Criminology BSc (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCriminology BSc (Hons)112 points96–111
City St George's, University of LondonSociology BSc (Hons)112 points112–127
Coventry UniversityCriminology BA (Hons)112 points112–127
University of AberdeenPsychology and Sociology this courseBBC176–191
University of BedfordshireApplied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons)96 - 112 pointsunder 96
University of ChesterCounselling Skills and Sociology BA (Hons)112 points96–111

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