Psychology (Including Foundation Year) at University of South Wales

Psychology (Including Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C80F) 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 ↗ Main 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

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: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C80F · C8 psychology
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
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

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. 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

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 (Including Foundation Year) this course	48 points	under 96

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