Environmental Change and Sustainability With Year Abroad at University of Birmingham
Environmental Change and Sustainability With Year Abroad (BSc (Hons), F950) at University of Birmingham asked for 136 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
~136 points
Competitivearound 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 birmingham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 32% had fewer than the 136 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other qualifications 5%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F950 · F9 other physical sciences
- 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
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%91%
Learning opportunities90%87%
Assessment and feedback78%82%
Academic support92%93%
Organisation and management78%85%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice80%81%
45 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 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: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
20%
use what they learned
UK 54%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% 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
applied environmental sciences geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Edgbaston campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Environmental 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster University | Earth and Environmental Science MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental Change and Sustainability With Year Abroad this course | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Environmental Humanities BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Manchester | Environmental Science MEnvSci | AAB | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology & Palaeoecology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 135 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Environmental Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Environmental Science Msci (Hon) | ABB | 112–127 |
See all 174 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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