Sociology/Social & Public Policy MA(SocSci)
AAB – BBB at A level, A-level English or Humanities subject; graduates earn a median £23,000 three years on.
A-level English or Humanities subject · 85% of entrants came with A levels · 85% stay on after year 1 · Glasgow course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Glasgow course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
- 1A-level English or Humanities subject
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications2
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Highers | AAAABminimum from S5: AABB | Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. Higher Mathematics is recommended. |
| IB | 36 (6,6,5) | English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6. |
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 75 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 24, 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £18,500 and £30,000. Five years on, the median is £29,000. 100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 40% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 110% left | 85% | 10 |
| In work or study, 15 months on0% studying | 100% | 10 |
| Professional or managerial job | 40% | 10 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £25,000 | 15 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £23,000 | 75 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £29,000 | 75 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 88% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 5; lowest: 38% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 93% |
| Question 2 | 93% |
| Question 3 | 93% |
| Question 4 | 93% |
| Question 5 | 100% |
| Question 6 | 86% |
| Question 7 | 86% |
| Question 8 | 86% |
| Question 9 | 85% |
| Question 10 | 50% |
| Question 11 | 79% |
| Question 12 | 79% |
| Question 13 | 64% |
| Question 14 | 50% |
| Question 15 | 93% |
| Question 16 | 86% |
| Question 17 | 71% |
| Question 18 | 57% |
| Question 19 | 58% |
| Question 20 | 93% |
| Question 21 | 77% |
| Question 22 | 85% |
| Question 23 | 77% |
| Question 24 | 38% |
| Question 25 | 100% |
| Question 26 | 58% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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