Social Policy at University of Birmingham
Social Policy (BA (Hons), L40A) 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 112–127 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 112–127 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L40A · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%
Learning opportunities93%85%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management100%87%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice97%82%
10 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25k5 years£29.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
35%
use what they learned
UK 49%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
social policy social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Education Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 192–207 |
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Criminology and Social Policy BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Swansea University | Criminology and Criminal Justice with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Policy this course | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Social Policy, Sociology and Crime BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Sociology BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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