Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement at University of Bath
Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (BSc (Hons), U121) at University of Bath asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bath.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 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 136
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 15% had fewer than the 136 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- U121 · 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
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%88%
Learning opportunities82%86%
Assessment and feedback70%84%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management90%83%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice77%80%
10 final-year students · 77% 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
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bath
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social policy 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 |
| Kingston University | LLB Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International Social and Public Policy BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Crime and Security Science BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement this course | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Policy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Celtic Civilisation/Social & Public Policy MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Business and Society BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Education Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 128–143 |
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