Microbiology with Professional Studies at Queen's University Belfast
Microbiology with Professional Studies (Msci (Hon), C505) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 136–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 136 - 168 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 qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 90% had fewer than the 168 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C505 · C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%93%
Learning opportunities79%91%
Assessment and feedback69%80%
Academic support82%91%
Organisation and management96%90%
Learning resources82%89%
Student voice88%86%
15 final-year students · 82% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onThis course
60% working15% working and studying25% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 68%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
85%
use what they learned
UK 49%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 80% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
microbiology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Microbiology with Professional Studies this course | 136 - 168 points | 128–143 |
| Imperial College London | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | 144 - 156 points | 192–207 |
| University of Southampton | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | 24 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Biological Sciences (Microbiology) BSc (Hons) | 128 - 152 points | 96–111 |
| University of Strathclyde | Immunology MSci | 104 - 150 points | 176–191 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| UCL (University College London) | Infection and Immunity BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Microbiology MSci Msci (Hon) | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Cellular and Molecular Medicine Msci (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Immunology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
See all 84 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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