Psychology and Counselling at University of Salford
Psychology and Counselling (BSc (Hons), CL85) at University of Salford asked for 72 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
~72 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 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, an Access course 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CL85 · C8 psychology + L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
82%
still studying
UK 85%
18%
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 course78%90%
Learning opportunities76%87%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support81%90%
Organisation and management75%76%
Learning resources82%88%
Student voice69%81%
35 final-year students · 72% 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 onThis course
55% working35% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
40%
use what they learned
UK 83%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Counselling FdA | CDD | — |
| 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 |
| University of Salford | Psychology and Counselling this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Activate Learning | Counselling FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Coventry University | Occupational Therapy with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Grwp Llandrillo Menai | Counselling Theory FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Hugh Baird College | Mental Health and Wellbeing with Foundation Year FdA | 64 points | — |
| Kingston University | Psychology with Counselling (including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| 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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