Medical Genetics with a Year Abroad at Queen Mary University of London

Medical Genetics with a Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), C43Y) at Queen Mary University of London 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 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on qmul.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~128 points

Competitive

around 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 qmul.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128

The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a baccalaureate 25%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: C43Y · C4 genetics
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

95%

still studying

UK 95%

left higher education

UK 5%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%

Learning opportunities84%86%

Assessment and feedback79%80%

Academic support90%89%

Organisation and management79%83%

Learning resources91%90%

Student voice82%83%

35 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£28.5k5 years

£35k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

50% working15% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed15% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

50%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

75%

say their work is meaningful

UK 77%

45%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24

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: London, Greater London, England
Postcode: E1 4NS

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Subjects

medical genetics biological and sport sciences

Campus

Campus: Mile End Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Genetics 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
King's College London, University of London	Molecular Genetics BSc (Hons)	AAA	144–159
The University of Edinburgh	Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) BSc (Hons)	120 - 144 points	192–207
University of Manchester	Genetics BSc (Hons)	AAA - AAB	144–159
Swansea University	Biochemistry and Genetics Msci (Hon)	136 points	under 96
University of Glasgow	Genetics BSc (Hons)	120 - 136 points	208–223
University of Leeds	Genetics MBiol (Hons)	AAB	128–143
University of York	Genetics MBiol (Hons)	AAB	128–143
Queen Mary University of London	Medical Genetics with a Year Abroad this course	128 points	144–159
Aberystwyth University	Genetics BSc (Hons)	104 - 120 points	96–111
University of Huddersfield	Medical Genetics with Research Placement BSc (Hons)	BBB - BBC	112–127
University of Aberdeen	Molecular and Cellular Biology BSc (Hons)	BBC	128–143

See all 61 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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