Community Development BA
BBB – CCC at A level, Work-based learning requires a minimum of two days’ work in the field of community development; graduates earn a median £25,500 three years on.
Work-based learning requires a minimum of two days’ work in the field of community development · 30% of entrants came with A levels · 80% 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
- 1Work-based learning requires a minimum of two days’ work in the field of community development
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 | AAB/ABBB | Work-based learning requires a minimum of two days’ work in the field of community development. |
| IB | 32 (5,5,5) | Students must be involved in work-based practice (paid or voluntary) for two days per week in the field of community development. |
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 290 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 11, 14, 24, 21
Half of graduates earned between £20,000 and £32,500. Five years on, the median is £32,500. 65% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 55% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 120% left | 80% | 40 |
| In work or study, 15 months on5% studying | 65% | 15 |
| Professional or managerial job | 55% | 130 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £30,000 | 75 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £25,500 | 290 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £32,500 | 310 |
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 81% 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 1; lowest: 65% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 100% |
| Question 3 | 94% |
| Question 4 | 94% |
| Question 5 | 100% |
| Question 6 | 100% |
| Question 7 | 94% |
| Question 8 | 94% |
| Question 9 | 94% |
| Question 10 | 82% |
| Question 11 | 76% |
| Question 12 | 94% |
| Question 13 | 88% |
| Question 14 | 94% |
| Question 15 | 100% |
| Question 16 | 94% |
| Question 17 | 88% |
| Question 18 | 100% |
| Question 19 | 71% |
| Question 20 | 88% |
| Question 21 | 88% |
| Question 22 | 100% |
| Question 23 | 94% |
| Question 24 | 65% |
| Question 25 | 85% |
| Question 26 | 82% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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