Education and Sociology at University of Birmingham
Education and Sociology (BA (Hons), XL33) at University of Birmingham asked for See entry requirements 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 birmingham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~See entry requirements
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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- XL33 · X3 education studies + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
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 course95%88%
Learning opportunities94%86%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management95%83%
Learning resources97%90%
Student voice93%80%
10 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£24k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
72% working8% working and studying6% studying4% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
51%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Teaching Professionals11%
- Sales occupations9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 90 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Criminology BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Criminology BA (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| University of Birmingham | Education and Sociology this course | See entry requirements | 144–159 |
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