Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management at Royal Agricultural University
Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management (FdSc, D450) at Royal Agricultural University asked for 56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rau.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~56 points
Openbelow CCC
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 rau.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- D450 · D4 agriculture
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 72%
0%
left higher education
UK 20%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%95%
Learning opportunities89%89%
Assessment and feedback94%85%
Academic support96%96%
Organisation and management81%75%
Learning resources74%83%
Student voice79%82%
15 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£23k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying15% studying
UK, same subject: 78% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-23
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cirencester, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL7 6JS
Subjects
ecology biological and sport sciences
environmental management geography, earth and environmental studies
environmental management geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activate Learning | Wildlife and Conservation FD | 64 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 - 64 points | under 96 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Wildlife and Environmental Conservation FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Royal Agricultural University | Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management this course | 56 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Marine Biology with Conservation CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Integrated Foundation Year with Sandwich Placement BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
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