Global Sustainable Development with Placement Year at University of Reading
Global Sustainable Development with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), L901) at University of Reading asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L901 · L9 other social studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
75%
still studying
UK 95%
25%
left higher education
UK 4%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%90%
Learning opportunities98%84%
Assessment and feedback96%76%
Academic support100%88%
Organisation and management100%82%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice93%79%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£31k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 84% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 62%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
30%
use what they learned
UK 35%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
international development social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Development studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Anthropology and International Development BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 144–159 |
| King's College London, University of London | International Development BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Global Development BA (Hons) | AAB | — |
| UCL (University College London) | Global Humanitarian Studies BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | International Development with Economics BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | International Development and Politics BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Global Development BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Sheffield | Global Sustainable Development BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Global Development BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Global Sustainable Development with Placement Year this course | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 54 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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