Geology at University of Aberdeen
Geology (BSc (Hons), F601) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abdn.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 160–175 points. 15% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F601 · F6 geology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 95%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%93%
Learning opportunities93%90%
Assessment and feedback95%80%
Academic support97%94%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources96%91%
Student voice91%81%
15 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£25.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
40% working10% working and studying25% studying25% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
geology geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Environmental Earth Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Marine Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 114 points | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Geological Oceanography (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Geography and Environmental Hazards BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Geology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Geology this course | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Derby | Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Marine Science with optional placement year BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | — |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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