Ecology and Conservation (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Ecology and Conservation (Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), C181) 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 course had 144–159 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C181 · C1 biology
- 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
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback88%80%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management96%81%
Learning resources97%91%
Student voice94%83%
10 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£24k5 years£31k
£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
70% working15% working and studying10% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
55%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% 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
ecology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Marine Vertebrate Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation (Placement Year) this course | 128 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Biology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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