Social Welfare, Advice and Guidance Practice at University of Suffolk
Social Welfare, Advice and Guidance Practice (FdA, L500) at University of Suffolk asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uos.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 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 uos.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, no formal qualifications 25%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 75%
15%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
45% working20% working and studying25% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 80% in work or study
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-23
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Great Yarmouth, East of England, England
- Postcode
- NR31 0ED
Subjects
social care social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Suffolk (Great Yarmouth)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Community Youth Work BSc (Hons) | 80 - 93 points | 96–111 |
| NPTC Group | Wellbeing and Health in the Community (Adult & Youth) CertHE | 48 - 88 points | — |
| Plymouth Marjon University | Community, Youth and Families BA | CCD | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies HND | 80 points | — |
| University of Suffolk | Social Welfare, Advice and Guidance Practice this course | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Working with Children, Young People and Families BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Social Work (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Social Work BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Wrexham University | Social Work (Qualified Status) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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