Animal Behaviour (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Animal Behaviour (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), D329) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- D329 · D3 animal science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
20%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%89%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback81%83%
Academic support85%93%
Organisation and management68%82%
Learning resources89%87%
Student voice75%81%
50 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£18.5k5 years£21.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 33%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
40%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Animal care and control services20%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
animal behaviour agriculture, food and related studies
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopwood Hall College | Zoo Science and Wildlife Conservation FdSc | 80 points | — |
| Oxford Brookes University | Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Solihull College and University Centre) FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Management and Behaviour FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University Centre South Devon | Animal Science FdSc | 72 points | — |
| University of Chester | Animal Behaviour (including a Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Activate Learning | Animal Behaviour and Welfare FD | 64 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Animal Science with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
| Cornwall College | Animal Behaviour and Welfare FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Derby College | Equine Science FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Lincoln College University Centre | Applied Animal Management FdSc | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Animal Science with Management FdSc | 64 points | — |
See all 270 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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