Sociology and Social Policy at University of Stirling
Sociology and Social Policy (BA (Hons), L431) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 25%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L431 · L4 social policy
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback78%84%
Academic support84%90%
Organisation and management72%83%
Learning resources85%90%
Student voice88%80%
15 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 onSubject at this uni
60% working25% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
45%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
Campus
- Campus
- University of Stirling - Stirling Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Criminology and Psychology BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Policy BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Intelligence and International Security BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Social Policy BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Policing and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Politics and Social Policy BA (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Buckingham | Security, Intelligence and Cyber BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | — |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | Sociology and Social Policy this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of York | Criminal Justice and Social Policy BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| BPP University | Health and Care BSc (Hons) | 112 points | — |
See all 228 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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