Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Manchester Metropolitan University
Microbiology and Molecular Biology (BSc (Hons), CC57) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 104–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 112 points
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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 60% had fewer than the 112 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- CC57 · C5 microbiology + C7 molecular biology and biochemistry
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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 yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%93%
Learning opportunities83%91%
Assessment and feedback83%80%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management92%90%
Learning resources81%89%
Student voice77%86%
25 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£22k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying20% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 68%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
60%
use what they learned
UK 49%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Microbiology and cell science 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 Birmingham | Microbiology BSc BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Strathclyde | Biochemistry and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Keele University | Microbiology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Microbiology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Microbiology with Foundation BSc (Hons) | CCC - BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | Cell Biology and Molecular Bioscience BSc (Hons) | BBB | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Microbiology and Molecular Biology this course | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Biology (Molecular and Cellular) BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Applied Microbiology BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
See all 84 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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