Psychology and Language Sciences at University of Reading

Psychology and Language Sciences (BSc (Hons), C820) 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 course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~ABB

Competitive

128 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 pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 50% had fewer than the 128 asked.

25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C820 · C8 psychology
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: October 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

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

80%

still studying

UK 86%

10%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%87%

Learning opportunities83%84%

Assessment and feedback81%80%

Academic support83%89%

Organisation and management90%84%

Learning resources86%89%

Student voice81%82%

25 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25.5k3 years

£23k5 years

£29k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 80 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

64% working17% working and studying7% studying6% unemployed6% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

49%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 45%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

54%

use what they learned

UK 55%

Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation12%
Administrative occupations11%
Business and public service associate professionals10%
Therapy professionals9%
Caring personal services8%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Reading, South East England, England
Postcode: RG6 6UR

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Subjects

linguistics language and area studies
psychology psychology

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Linguistics 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
Bangor University	Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons)	104 - 128 points	—
Cardiff University	Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons)	ABB - BBC	—
Queen Mary University of London	English Literature and Linguistics BA (Hons)	128 points	128–143
SOAS University of London	Arabic and Linguistics BA (Hons)	ABB	112–127
Swansea University	Modern Languages BA	112 - 128 points	112–127
University of Leeds	Linguistics BA (Hons)	ABB	112–127
University of Manchester	Linguistics BA (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Reading	Psychology and Language Sciences this course	ABB	112–127
University of Sheffield	Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA (Hons)	ABB	128–143
University of Southampton	English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons)	ABB	144–159
University of Warwick	Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons)	128 points	176–191

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