Social Work at University of the West of Scotland
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) 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 subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 108
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 108 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 70%, A-levels or Highers 20%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for registration with this body. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%90%
Learning opportunities92%91%
Assessment and feedback91%88%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management82%81%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice92%82%
60 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£30.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
95% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
75%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals80%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Customer service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Dumfries, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- DG1 4ZN
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Paisley
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Dumfries
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work this course | 108 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Chichester | Social Work BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Working with Children, Young People and Families (Social Pedagogy) BA | 104 points | — |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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