Biological Sciences with International Year at University of Birmingham
Biological Sciences with International Year (BSc, C001) at University of Birmingham asked for 144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on birmingham.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 63% had fewer than the 144 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, other qualifications 5%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- C001 · C0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
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 yearSubject at this uni
98%
still studying
UK 88%
2%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities90%88%
Assessment and feedback85%80%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources92%93%
Student voice79%83%
85 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 52%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals20%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
Subjects
biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Biology BSc (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Biology MBiol | 128 - 144 points | under 96 |
| Durham University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences MBiol | 120 - 144 points | 176–191 |
| UCL (University College London) | Biological Sciences Msci (Hon) | AAA | 208–223 |
| University of Birmingham | Biological Sciences with International Year this course | 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Biology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Oxford | Human Sciences BA (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | Biology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Warwick | Biological Sciences with Placement Year BSc (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 128–143 |
See all 226 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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