Applied Community and Social Care Studies at University of Lancashire
Applied Community and Social Care Studies (BA (Hons), L590) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancashire.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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 40%, other qualifications 40%, no formal qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L590 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
58%
still studying
UK 87%
40%
left higher education
UK 11%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities100%87%
Assessment and feedback100%85%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management96%87%
Learning resources97%92%
Student voice100%81%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
35%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Legal professionals10%
- Welfare Professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Preston, North West England, England
- Postcode
- PR1 2HE
Subjects
applied social science social sciences
community work social sciences
childhood and youth studies social sciences
social theory social sciences
community work social sciences
childhood and youth studies social sciences
social theory social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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