Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University
Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C16F) at Bangor University asked for 48–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bangor.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 48 - 112 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 112
The middle entrant had under 96 points. 80% had fewer than the 112 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C16F · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
83%
still studying
UK 91%
17%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities93%89%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management91%81%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice87%83%
130 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£23.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Sales occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bangor, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- LL57 2DG
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) this course | 48 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 80 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Chester | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Suffolk | Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More biosciences at Bangor University
- Biology BSc (Hons)
- Biology MBiol
- Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology BSc (Hons)
- Biology with Biotechnology MBiol
- Marine Biology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology MSci
- Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Oceanography MSci
- Marine Biology and Zoology BSc (Hons)
- Marine Biology and Zoology MSci
- Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons)