Animal & Conservation Biology at Edinburgh Napier University

Animal & Conservation Biology (BSc (Hons), CC11) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BCC in recent years; 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 napier.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~BCC

Moderate

104 points · around CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 104 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 35%, a degree 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: CC11 · C1 biology
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

90%

still studying

UK 91%

left higher education

UK 5%

10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

35 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%

Learning opportunities95%89%

Assessment and feedback89%80%

Academic support97%93%

Organisation and management90%81%

Learning resources96%91%

Student voice80%83%

15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£24.5k3 years

£22.5k5 years

£27.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

65% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

70%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 53%

50%

say their work is meaningful

UK 70%

50%

use what they learned

UK 48%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: EH11 4DE

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Subjects

biodiversity conservation biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus: Sighthill Campus, Calder Road, Edinburgh
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
Bangor University	Marine Biology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	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 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
Edinburgh Napier University	Animal & Conservation Biology this course	BCC	128–143
University of Plymouth	Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons)	104 points	112–127
Edge Hill University	Ecology and Conservation with STEM Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	72 - 96 points	96–111
Harper Adams University	Wildlife Conservation and Ecology BSc (Hons)	88 - 96 points	112–127
University Centre Bishop Burton	Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons)	96 points	—

See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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