Marine Biology and Zoology at Bangor University
Marine Biology and Zoology (MSci, C169) at Bangor University asked for 128–152 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bangor.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 152 points
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 bangor.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 50% had fewer than the 152 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, a baccalaureate 10%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science
- Code
- C169 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%92%
Learning opportunities94%89%
Assessment and feedback76%80%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management95%81%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice90%83%
10 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£19k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
66% working12% working and studying7% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Sales occupations15%
- Elementary occupations12%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Animal care and control services10%
- Skilled trades occupations9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bangor, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL57 2DG
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Zoology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| University of Sussex | Zoology Msci (Hon) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology and Zoology this course | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| Newcastle University | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Veterinary Biosciences BSc (Hons) | 120 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Developmental, Regeneration and Stem Cells) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | — |
| University of Manchester | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Zoology (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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- Biology with Biotechnology MBiol
- Marine Biology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology MSci
- Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Oceanography MSci
- Marine Biology and Zoology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons)