Social Sciences at University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
Social Sciences (BA (Hons), L300) at University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) asked for 72–75 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uhi.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~75 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 75 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 uhi.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 75
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L300 · L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 87%
20%
left higher education
UK 11%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 3%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%88%
Learning opportunities81%86%
Assessment and feedback85%85%
Academic support93%90%
Organisation and management83%84%
Learning resources91%90%
Student voice84%80%
15 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£19k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working10% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oban, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- PA34 4RY
Subjects
social sciences social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- UHI Argyll
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI Inverness
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI Moray
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI North West Hebrides
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI Orkney
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI Perth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- UHI Shetland
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Napier University | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | CCC | 128–143 |
| University of South Wales | Public Services BA (Hons) | 80 points | under 96 |
| Wigan and Leigh College | Children, Young People and Their Services FdA | 80 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Social Sciences this course | 72 - 75 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of West London | Social Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| Lincoln College University Centre | Social Science: Criminology and Law BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| University Campus Oldham | Children and Young People FdA | 64 points | — |
| University of Roehampton | Humanities and Social Sciences International Foundation Pathway CertHE | 64 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 - 56 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Bachelor's Social Science Degree with a Blended Learning Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 - 56 points | — |
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