Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Practice) at University of Salford
Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Practice) (BSc (Hons), B9C8) at University of Salford asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 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 salford.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 79%, an Access course 12%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B9C8 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine + C8 psychology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 85%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback84%85%
Academic support83%90%
Organisation and management66%76%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice70%81%
45 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£24.5k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 50 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
76% working9% working and studying3% studying7% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
75%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Therapy professionals47%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals12%
- Sales occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
- Elementary occupations3%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 110 graduates · 61% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Salford, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M5 4WT
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Salford University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies with Counselling BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 - 88 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Counselling and Mental Health BSc (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University of Salford | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professional Practice) this course | 80 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Theology | Theology and Counselling BA (Hons) | 64 - 72 points | — |
| University of Derby | Counselling and Psychotherapy (Humanistic Approaches) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lancashire | Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Activate Learning | Counselling FdSc | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute | Counselling and Psychotherapy BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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