Sociology and Social Policy with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham
Sociology and Social Policy with Year Abroad (BA (Hons), L34A) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 45% had fewer than the 128 asked.
215 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, other qualifications 2%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L34A · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 85%
8%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
180 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback83%84%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management94%83%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice88%80%
140 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£24.5k5 years£31k
£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 ↗
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 | Sociology and Social Policy with Year Abroad this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| 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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