Psychology (Counselling) with Foundation Year at University of Northampton
Psychology (Counselling) with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), CB89) at University of Northampton asked for 64 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 northampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 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 northampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
140 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CB89 · C8 psychology + B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
50%
still studying
UK 86%
50%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%87%
Learning opportunities86%84%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management82%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice86%82%
95 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working13% working and studying6% studying7% unemployed14% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
37%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
65%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation14%
- Teaching Professionals11%
- Caring personal services11%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 110 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Northampton, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NN1 5PH
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Waterside Campus, University of Northampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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