Psychology at University of South Wales
Psychology (FdSc, C801) 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 under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southwales.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 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 southwales.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
40% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 71%, other higher education 15%, other qualifications 6%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- C801 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 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
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%87%
Learning opportunities85%84%
Assessment and feedback89%80%
Academic support87%89%
Organisation and management78%84%
Learning resources93%89%
Student voice78%82%
40 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 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
- Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF48 1AR
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Treforest
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Psychology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| Bridgend College | Psychology FD | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Psychology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Criminology with Psychology CertHE | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Buckingham | Psychology (with integrated Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Psychology (with integrated foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Initial Year for Extended Degree Science- PSYCHOLOGY BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Roehampton | Psychology Foundation Studies: Certificate of Higher Education CertHE | 48 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Psychology this course | 48 points | under 96 |
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