Psychology at University of Aberdeen
Psychology (MA (Hons), C802) 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 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 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
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 28% had fewer than the 112 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 81%, other higher education 19%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- C802 · 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
90%
still studying
UK 86%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%87%
Learning opportunities89%84%
Assessment and feedback76%80%
Academic support90%89%
Organisation and management92%84%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice85%82%
60 final-year students · 70% 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 onThis course
70% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals15%
- Caring personal services15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Psychology this course | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Bradford | Psychology (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Counselling Skills and Psychology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Psychology with Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
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