Biochemistry with Foundation Year at Keele University
Biochemistry with Foundation Year (MSci, C703) at Keele University asked for 56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a degree 20%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science
- Code
- C703 · C7 molecular biology and biochemistry
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 93%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%91%
Learning opportunities85%88%
Assessment and feedback83%81%
Academic support93%92%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice99%85%
20 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
75%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
biochemistry biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry 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 West London | Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Biochemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Human Biosciences with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Biochemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| University of East London | Biochemistry and Biotechnology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University of Northampton | Biochemistry (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| University of Westminster, London | Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons) | DDE | under 96 |
| Keele University | Biochemistry with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| University of Salford | Biochemistry with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Sunderland | Biochemistry with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 40 points | under 96 |
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