Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), L312) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 58%, no formal qualifications 31%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L312 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
74%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
195 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%84%
Learning opportunities83%81%
Assessment and feedback85%82%
Academic support91%88%
Organisation and management83%80%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice80%79%
130 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
62% working13% working and studying7% studying6% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
48%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
83%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
36%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Administrative occupations14%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Protective service occupations9%
- Customer service occupations6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 130 graduates · 52% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 160–175 |
| Aberystwyth University | Accounting and Finance and Computing BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| ASU London | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Business Management and Information Systems MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Abertay University | Computer Science BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Computing For England HND | 64 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Computer Science (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Bangor University | Computer and Data Science BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Analytics BSc | — | — |
| University of Essex | Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
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