Science with Foundation at Heriot-Watt University
Science with Foundation (BSc (Hons), GC35) at Heriot-Watt University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
65 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, other higher education 13%, a degree 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- GC35 · G3 statistics + C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
78%
still studying
UK 89%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
12%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities91%86%
Assessment and feedback86%82%
Academic support92%94%
Organisation and management92%87%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice95%81%
50 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£30.5k5 years£37.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 47%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
applied mathematics mathematical sciences
mathematics mathematical sciences
pure mathematics mathematical sciences
mathematics mathematical sciences
pure mathematics mathematical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Mathematics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Computer Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | A*A*A | 192–207 |
| University of Bristol | Data Science BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Mathematical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| Brunel University of London | Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Applied Mathematics/Pure Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Mathematics and Computer Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Applied Mathematics BSc (Hons) | BBC | 192–207 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons) | 72 - 90 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Engineering For England Higher National Diploma HND | — | — |
| Bristol, UWE | Mathematics BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Science with Foundation this course | — | 160–175 |
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