Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), L31F) at University of Derby 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 derby.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 derby.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.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, other higher education 9%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L31F · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
86%
still studying
UK 85%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
135 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%88%
Learning opportunities80%86%
Assessment and feedback87%84%
Academic support88%90%
Organisation and management82%83%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice74%80%
85 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£20.5k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
criminology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - One Friar Gate Square
- 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 | Criminology (including a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year this course | 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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