Criminology & Psychology at University of the West of Scotland
Criminology & Psychology (BA (Hons), M212) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uws.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 uws.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 65% had fewer than the 96 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, other higher education 30%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- M212 · M2 law by topic
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
86%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
165 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback92%85%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management79%84%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice83%80%
95 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Paisley, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- PA1 2BE
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abertay University | Criminology BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Sociology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Sociology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Psychology with Sociology BA (Hons) | CCC | 160–175 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Applied Psychosocial and Psychotherapy Studies BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Criminology BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Forensic Science and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Bradford | Criminology BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Crime and Criminal Investigation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Criminology with a Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Criminology & Psychology this course | 96 points | under 96 |
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