Cardiff University
Psychology with Professional Placement Year
BSc (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
80–90%
high entry
Typical entry
A*AA
AAA
Grad employment
83%
15 months after
In professional roles
55%
Median grad salary
£24,500
15 months after
Cardiff's Psychology with Professional Placement Year BSc runs over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds to the standard psychology degree. The academic core covers the full range of scientific psychology including cognition, biological psychology, social psychology and research methods. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer; offers are made around A*AA at A-level.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Psychology with Professional Placement Year at Cardiff University has a 80–90% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around A*AA at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Unimetrica estimates your individual offer likelihood for this course from your predicted grades and profile. It shows how it fits into your best five UCAS choices.
Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- Typical A-level grades: A*AA
- AAA
- ABB
About Cardiff University
Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · Psychology with Professional Placement Year
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.