Sociology with Placement Year at University of Derby
Sociology with Placement Year (BA (Hons), L30P) at University of Derby asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on derby.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 50% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L30P · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback91%84%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management91%83%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice79%80%
10 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 onThis course
55% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
25%
use what they learned
UK 43%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Applied Criminology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Sociology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Chester | Counselling Skills and Sociology BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Sociology with Placement Year this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
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