Psychology at University of the West of Scotland
Psychology (BSc (Hons), C800) at University of the West of Scotland asked for 108 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on uws.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~108 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 108
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 108 asked.
35 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 48%, other higher education 46%, no formal qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C800 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 86%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%87%
Learning opportunities86%84%
Assessment and feedback89%80%
Academic support96%89%
Organisation and management77%84%
Learning resources87%89%
Student voice86%82%
60 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
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
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Criminology and Psychological Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Psychology MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Bradford | Psychology (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Business Psychology BA (Hons) | 102 - 108 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Psychology this course | 108 points | 96–111 |
| University of Sussex | Psychology (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 88 - 105 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Psychology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 - 104 points | under 96 |
See all 877 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More psychology at University of the West of Scotland
- Criminology & Psychology BA (Hons)