Social Sciences with professional placement at University of Bath
Social Sciences with professional placement (BSc (Hons), U131) at University of Bath asked for ABB 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 ↗ Main course page on bath.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 bath.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 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, a baccalaureate 25%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- U131 · U1 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities80%87%
Assessment and feedback69%85%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management69%87%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice73%81%
15 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£30.5k5 years£36.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
74% working11% working and studying6% studying2% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
74%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
56%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals13%
- Administrative occupations12%
- Natural and social science professionals9%
- Protective service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 115 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bath, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BA2 7AY
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bath
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London, University of London | Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Sciences BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Human and Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 160–175 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Product Design BDes (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Social Science BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences with professional placement this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Warwick | Social Sciences with Data Science BA (Hons) | 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Brighton | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
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