Sociology with Criminology (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Sociology with Criminology (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), L3M0) 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 subject here had 96–111 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L3M0 · L3 sociology + M0 no standard meaning
- 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 yearSubject at this uni
78%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback91%84%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management88%83%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice95%80%
50 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Beckett University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Criminology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool John Moores University | Criminology and International Relations BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| SAE Institute | Creative Computing and AI BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | English Literature with Criminology - Two-year Accelerated Degree BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Sociology with Criminology (including a Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of West London | Criminology with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Wrexham University | Criminal Pyschology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
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