Criminology (Including Foundation Year) at University of South Wales

Criminology (Including Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), M80F) at University of South Wales asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below 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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: M80F · M8 law, unlisted subject
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%

Learning opportunities86%86%

Assessment and feedback82%84%

Academic support87%90%

Organisation and management80%83%

Learning resources93%90%

Student voice74%80%

70 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£20.5k5 years

£23.5k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

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

Location

Campus: Pontypridd, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF37 1DL

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Subjects

criminal justice social sciences
criminology social sciences

Campus

Campus: Treforest
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Social policy 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
Derby College	Criminal Justice (Security and Offender Management) FdSc	64 points	—
Bucks New University	Global Security with Aviation with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	32 - 56 points	—
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Sociology and Social Policy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Leeds Trinity University	Working with Children, Young People and Families with Foundation Year in Education and Childhood BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Tyne Coast College	Public Services (Crime & Criminal Justice) - South Tyneside College HND	48 points	—
University of Buckingham	Security, Intelligence and Cyber with integrated Foundation BA (Hons)	48 points	—
University of Gloucestershire	Crime and Criminal Investigation (with Foundation) BSc (Hons)	48 points	96–111
University of South Wales	Criminology (Including Foundation Year) this course	48 points	96–111
Coventry University	Public Health and Community Studies with foundation year BA (Hons)	40 points	under 96
Keele University	Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	40 points	96–111
DN Colleges Group	Criminal Justice BA (Hons)	32 points	—

See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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