Biochemistry with Neuroscience with Foundation Year at Keele University
Biochemistry with Neuroscience with Foundation Year (Msci (Hon), BC72) 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 subject here had 96–111 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
200 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other higher education 3%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- BC72 · B7 nursing + C2 botany
- 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 yearSubject at this uni
86%
still studying
UK 87%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
275 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%89%
Learning opportunities86%88%
Assessment and feedback74%80%
Academic support88%90%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources92%90%
Student voice87%83%
170 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
42% working22% working and studying19% studying9% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
81%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
33%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Caring personal services9%
- Administrative occupations8%
- Business and public service associate professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 165 graduates · 56% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
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 Neuroscience with Foundation Year this course | 56 points | 96–111 |
| 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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