Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University
Brewing and Distilling (BSc (Hons), C980) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
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 hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
30% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 176–191 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C980 · C9 other biological sciences
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
65%
still studying
UK 83%
25%
left higher education
UK 8%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%87%
Learning opportunities97%86%
Assessment and feedback97%83%
Academic support100%92%
Organisation and management81%78%
Learning resources95%87%
Student voice95%82%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2024-26
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 Birmingham | Human Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Brewing and Distilling this course | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics BSc (Hons) | ABB - CCC | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Studies in Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Biological Sciences MBiol (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Surrey | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Biomedicine BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 154 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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