Marine Biology at Heriot-Watt University
Marine Biology (BSc (Hons), C160) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C160 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback83%80%
Academic support88%93%
Organisation and management96%81%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice79%83%
15 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£24.5k5 years£30.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- 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 | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology this course | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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