Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year at Keele University
Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year (Msci (Hon), C182) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 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 40
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C182 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
100%
still studying
UK 91%
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 course83%92%
Learning opportunities80%89%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management33%81%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice75%83%
10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2024-26
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 onWider subject at this uni
50% working15% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 65% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- 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 | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Marine Biology with Conservation CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Integrated Foundation Year with Sandwich Placement BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year this course | 40 points | 112–127 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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