Childhood Studies at University of Sunderland
Childhood Studies (BA (Hons), X310) at University of Sunderland asked for 96–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sunderland.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 112 points
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 sunderland.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 40% had fewer than the 112 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 30%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X310 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 77%
0%
left higher education
UK 15%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%
Learning opportunities99%94%
Assessment and feedback99%93%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management100%90%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice96%88%
15 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£18.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation30%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Caring personal services10%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sunderland, North East England, England
- Postcode
- SR6 0DD
Subjects
childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Childhood and youth studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley College | Children, Young People and Their Services FD | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Edge Hill University | Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Childhood & Youth and Early Childhood BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Middlesex University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Childhood, Education and Inclusion BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Plymouth | Psychology with Early Childhood Studies BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Sunderland | Childhood Studies this course | 96 - 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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