Social Work at University of Birmingham
Social Work (BA (Hons), L501) 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 144–159 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 144–159 points. 25% had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L501 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
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 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%90%
Learning opportunities92%91%
Assessment and feedback90%88%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management93%81%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice90%82%
25 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£30k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 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
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
95%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals90%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 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
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Bucks New University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| London South Bank University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Work this course | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Social Work BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Social Work BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Community Education BA (Hons) | 108 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of York | Social Work MSW | 16 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side