Psychology and Counselling at University of Staffordshire
Psychology and Counselling (BSc (Hons), CB89) at University of Staffordshire asked for 96 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 staffs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 staffs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 30% had fewer than the 96 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, an Access course 40%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CB89 · C8 psychology + B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 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
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback90%85%
Academic support86%90%
Organisation and management75%76%
Learning resources81%88%
Student voice90%81%
15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£27.5k5 years£31.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 135 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
80% working7% working and studying1% studying3% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
91%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
94%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 88%
- Nursing Professionals59%
- Other Health Professionals24%
- Caring personal services2%
- Managers, directors and senior officials2%
- Business and public service associate professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 220 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Stoke on Trent Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Communication and Counselling Studies BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | 96–111 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Master of Occupational Therapy MOccTh | 104 - 108 points | — |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | BCC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Counselling and Therapeutic Practice BA (Hons) | 104 points | 144–159 |
| York St John University | Counselling and Mental Health BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Psychological Studies with Counselling BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| East Lancashire UC | Counselling Studies FdA | 96 points | — |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Counselling Practitioner BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Staffordshire | Psychology and Counselling this course | 96 points | 96–111 |
| Bucks New University | Occupational Therapy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 - 88 points | 96–111 |
See all 221 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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