Sociology with Placement Year at University of Reading
Sociology with Placement Year (BSc (Hons), L301) at University of Reading asked for BBB 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
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 120 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L301 · L3 sociology
- 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
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback79%84%
Academic support89%90%
Organisation and management83%83%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice90%80%
25 final-year students · 64% 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 onWider subject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
30%
use what they learned
UK 44%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
sociology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Criminology BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Sociology with Placement Year this course | BBB | 112–127 |
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