Forensic Biology with Foundation Year at Keele University
Forensic Biology with Foundation Year (Msci (Hon), FC15) 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 112–127 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 112–127 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other higher education 4%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FC15 · F1 chemistry + C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%90%
Learning opportunities92%89%
Assessment and feedback85%83%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management86%81%
Learning resources85%92%
Student voice90%78%
55 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23k5 years£27.5k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
66% working14% working and studying7% studying8% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 47%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 57% 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 ↗
Forensic and archaeological sciences 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.
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- Forensic Science BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science with Criminology BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science with Criminology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Forensic Science with Integrated Masters Msci (Hon)
- Forensic Science with Integrated Masters with Foundation Year MSci