Social Work at University of Stirling
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at University of Stirling asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on stir.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check stir.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 19% had fewer than the 120 asked.
195 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 85%, A-levels or Highers 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for registration with this body. 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%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%90%
Learning opportunities85%91%
Assessment and feedback72%88%
Academic support88%89%
Organisation and management46%81%
Learning resources86%90%
Student voice56%82%
10 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£24k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
64% working16% working and studying10% studying4% unemployed7% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
51%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
45%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Administrative occupations18%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals11%
- Welfare Professionals9%
- Business and public service associate professionals9%
- Sales occupations8%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 195 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stirling, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- FK9 4LA
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Stirling - Stirling Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford College | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Kingston University | Working with Children & Young People: Social Pedagogy BA | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Middlesex University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| New College Durham | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| Ulster University | Social Work (BMC) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Kent | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Social Work this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
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