Earth and Environmental Science (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Earth and Environmental Science (Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), FF78) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. 29% of them had fewer than the 128 asked.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- FF78 · F7 environmental sciences + F8 physical geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%91%
Learning opportunities86%87%
Assessment and feedback83%82%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management89%85%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice86%81%
20 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying25% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
75%
use what they learned
UK 54%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
environmental sciences geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Environmental 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.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Lancaster University | Earth and Environmental Science (Placement Year) this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Environmental Humanities with Employment Experience BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Leeds | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Science Msci (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
See all 174 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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