Marine and Freshwater Biology at Edinburgh Napier University
Marine and Freshwater Biology (BSc (Hons), C161) 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 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 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 160–175 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C161 · 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
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities93%89%
Assessment and feedback98%80%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management92%81%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice97%83%
10 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
35%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH11 4DE
Subjects
aquatic biology 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 | Marine and Freshwater Biology this course | BCC | 160–175 |
| 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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