Psychology with Neuroscience at University of Reading

Psychology with Neuroscience (BSc (Hons), C8B1) at University of Reading asked for AAB 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

~AAB

Competitive

136 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 136

The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 60% had fewer than the 136 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 5%, a degree 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C8B1 · C8 psychology + B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
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 87%

20%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

10 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%

Learning opportunities84%88%

Assessment and feedback80%80%

Academic support95%90%

Organisation and management86%86%

Learning resources85%90%

Student voice91%83%

10 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£25.5k3 years

£24k5 years

£30.5k

£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 onThis course

60% working25% working and studying15% studying

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 · 15 graduates · 55% 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

psychology psychology
neuroscience subjects allied to medicine

Campus

Campus: University of Reading
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
Bangor University	Law with Psychology LLB (Hons)	112 - 136 points	112–127
Brunel University of London	Psychology BSc (Hons)	AAB - BBB	96–111
Durham University	Education Studies - Psychology BA (Hons)	AAB	128–143
Kingston University	Psychology BSc (Hons)	120 - 136 points	96–111
Lancaster University	Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons)	134 - 136 points	128–143
Loughborough University	Psychology BSc (Hons)	AAB	144–159
Northeastern University London	Psychology BA (Hons)	AAB	112–127
Royal Holloway, University of London	Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons)	AAB - ABB	96–111
University of Leeds	Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought BA (Hons)	AAB	128–143
University of Nottingham	Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons)	AAB	128–143
University of Reading	Psychology with Neuroscience this course	AAB	112–127

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