Biology (R58) at Open University
Biology (R58) (BSc (Hons)) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 43%, other qualifications 21%, other higher education 19%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Duration
- 3 - 6 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
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
59%
still studying
41%
left higher education
0%
moved to a lower award
375 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%91%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback91%91%
Academic support90%92%
Organisation and management91%90%
Learning resources93%86%
Student voice72%80%
165 final-year students · 53% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£26.5k5 years£31.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Biology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bath | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Biological Sciences Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Biology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | BBC | 176–191 |
| Aberystwyth University | Biology MBiol | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Applied Science (Biology) HND | — | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Life Sciences and Subjects Allied to Medicine CertHE | — | — |
| Open University | Biology (R58) this course | — | — |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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