Psychology (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Psychology (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C802) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow CCC
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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C802 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 86%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%87%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback81%80%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management81%84%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice75%82%
95 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£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 onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Caring personal services15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 112–127 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Criminology and Psychology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Farnborough | Business and Psychology - Two-year Accelerated Degree BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Psychology (including a Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Lancashire | Neuropsychology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Salford | Psychology and Counselling BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Wrexham University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Psychology (Clinical & Forensic Studies) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Criminology and Psychology with foundation year BA (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Somerset | Psychology Foundation Degree FD | 64 points | — |
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