PSYCHOLOGY

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Overall Ranking 2014 1 7

Grade requirements University Name A-Level Cambridge Bath A*AA A*AA IB 40 - 42 38 Course offered is Psychological and Behavioural Sciences. Interview required. GCSE Maths and English at min grade A. A Levels : Preferred subjects include: Psychology, Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Mathematics, Statistics, Anthropology, Economics, Politics and Philosophy. Students offering natural sciences are less likely to get an offer. IB: 7,6,6 at HL Course offered is Experimental Psychology. Interview and TSA Ox required. Please refer to this universitys website for A level requirements. One Science subject required. IB: Min 34pts, actual offers will specify subjects and grades to be attained at Higher level. This must include 2 Science subjects Psychology n/a AAA AAA - AAB 37 35 - 36 GCSE Maths at min grade C. IB: 6,6,6 from HL subjects required. GCSE Maths at grade B. A level: At least one science required, which may include Psychology. IB: Grade 6 in one HL Science subject. GCSE English, Maths and two sciences at min grade B. A level: To include at least one, preferably two subjects from: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology. IB: combined score of 18-19 in HL subjects and to include grade 6 in at least one, preferably two subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology, with no score lower than 5 GCSE English and Maths at grade A or B. IB: One of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics or Physics required at Higher Level Prerequisites

1 2

3 4 5 6 7

2 25 16 6 11

Oxford Glasgow Birmingham Durham York

A*AA AAB

38 - 40 34

University College London

A*AAe - AAAe

38 - 39

St Andrews

AAA

36

10 11

8 15

Exeter Bristol

AAA - AAB AAA A*AB

34 - 36 37

12

=33

Cardiff

A*AB - AAB

34

13 14 15 16 17 18

21 20 23 56 =33 =57

Loughborough Southampton Nottingham Bangor Kent Lincoln

AAB - ABB AAB

34 34

GCSE English and Maths at grade B. Any science subject offered. IB: 5pts from any HL Science subject. GCSE Science, Maths and English at min grade B. A Level: One or more science required, which may include Psychology or Geography. IB: 37 with 6,6,6 at HL, including one or more science subjects. GCSE English and Maths at grade B. If you are offering at least one of the following subjects at GCE Advanced Level, a typical offer would be AAB: Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths. If you have not taken any of these subjects, a typical offer would be AAA - A*AB. IB: 17pts in HL subjects, excluding TOK and EE but these must be passed. Course offered is Social Psychology. GCSE English at grade C required. IB: Grade 5 in English required. GCSE Maths and English at grade C. IB: 17pts at HL Single subject Psychology n/a GCSE English and Maths at min grade C. A level Maths and/or Science (preferably Bio) is preferred. GCSE English and Maths at grade C. IB: 34 overall OR 17 points at higher level with English higher A1/A2/B at 4/5/5 or English standard A1/A2/B at 5/6/6 and Maths at 4 5 GCSEs at min grade C, incl English and Maths/ Statistics or the equivalent. A level: Science required. IB: HL science or related subject required. GCSE Maths and a science at min grade B. A level: At least one A level from a
subject with a substantial science or Mathematics component required, including Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Psychology, Chemistry, Statistics or Economics. IB: Min 6pts each from 3 HL subjects, incl two HL Sciences.

AAB - BBC AAB ABB

28 34 27

19

=18

Newcastle

AAA - AAB

34

=20 =20 22

28 =12 =12

Royal Holloway Surrey Lancaster

AAA AAA AAB

36 37 35

GCSE Maths at grade B, otherwise SL Maths at grade 5 required, SL Maths Studies also acceptable. GCSE English and Maths at grade B. IB: incl English, Eng Lit or Maths at grade 4 at HL. IB: 16pts from 3 best HL courses

23 24

10 22

Warwick Edinburgh

AAB AAA - BBB

36 34

GCSE English at grade C and Maths at grade B. GCSE: Maths at A/Maths and Physics both at B. Chemistry at B/Science plus Additional Science at B (if no A-level Chemistry). English at C. A level: Two from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics at grade B. IB: 5 5 5 at higher level including two from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology GCSE Maths and Science at min grade B and English at grade C. A Level: At least one from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Psychology, Geology, Economics, Statistics, Computing or Environmental Science. IB: At least 5 points from each subject and including one science at higher level 4 GCSEs at min grade C, incl English, Maths and Science. A levels: Preference for science A Levels incl Psychology. 7 GCSEs at min grade C incl English, Maths and Science. A level: Any Science subject at grade B, acceptable Science subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology or Statistics. IB: A minimum of 16 points from Higher Level subjects, to include 6 points from a Higher Level Science subject. 4 points from Standard Level English and Mathematics (if not passed at GCSE grade C or above) GCSE English and Maths at min grade C. IB: 6 in two acceptable HL subjects GCSE English/ Eng Lit at grade B. IB: SL Maths and English at grade 5. GCSE Maths and English at min grade C and Chem, Phys or Dual Science Award. IB: 5 points minimum required at HL from two science or mathematics subjects, SL English required.

25

=29

Leeds

AAB

35

26

35

Reading

AAB - ABBb

35

=27

55

Portsmouth

BBB

29

=27 29 30

=18 42 40

Sheffield Strathclyde Aberdeen

AAB ABB BBB

35 34 32