Psychology at University of Glasgow
Psychology (MA (Hons), C801) at University of Glasgow asked for 128–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gla.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 144 points
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 gla.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 192–207 points. 14% had fewer than the 144 asked.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 88%, an Access course 5%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
94%
still studying
UK 86%
6%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course77%87%
Learning opportunities74%84%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management92%84%
Learning resources83%89%
Student voice78%82%
30 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£24k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working25% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G12 8QQ
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Glasgow Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 48 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Sport and Exercise Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | Neuroscience and Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Glasgow | Psychology this course | 128 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Leeds | Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Psychology Msci (Hon) | AAA - ABB | 128–143 |
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