Health and Social Care with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Health and Social Care with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L592) 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.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L592 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
65%
still studying
UK 70%
40%
left higher education
UK 23%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%93%
Learning opportunities87%93%
Assessment and feedback90%92%
Academic support78%94%
Organisation and management60%91%
Learning resources67%92%
Student voice73%88%
20 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£28.5k
£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
45% working20% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 78% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 32%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 75%
- Caring personal services30%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 70% 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
health and social care social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopwood Hall College | Health and Social Care FD | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Social Care, Justice and Recovery BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Health & Social Care (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Stranmillis University College | Physical Education and Sport (Foundation Degree) FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University of Derby | Health and Social Care with Foundation Year this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Healthcare Practice CertHE | 56 - 72 points | under 96 |
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Adult Health and Social Care FdA | 64 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Public Health with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Health and Social Care (bilingual Welsh/English) FdA | 64 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree BSc (Hons) | DDE | — |
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