Psychology in Education at University of Birmingham
Psychology in Education (BSc (Hons), C8X3) at University of Birmingham asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one 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 subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 25% had fewer than the 128 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C8X3 · C8 psychology + X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- 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 87%
10%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%84%
Learning opportunities81%84%
Assessment and feedback82%82%
Academic support91%88%
Organisation and management90%80%
Learning resources84%88%
Student voice92%79%
40 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 105 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working5% working and studying15% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 98%
85%
use what they learned
UK 75%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% 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 ↗
Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Education BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Childhood Studies with Primary Education BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Swansea University | Education and Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| UCL (University College London) | Education, Society and Culture BA BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Bath | Education with Psychology BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Psychology in Education this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Education BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Roehampton | Education BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Southampton | Education BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | Education BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
See all 590 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More education and teaching at University of Birmingham
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