Marine Biology (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Marine Biology (including a Foundation Year) (BSc (Hons), C161) 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 course had under 96 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C161 · C1 biology
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%92%
Learning opportunities77%89%
Assessment and feedback83%80%
Academic support67%93%
Organisation and management46%81%
Learning resources86%91%
Student voice81%83%
10 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
65% working5% working and studying20% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
25%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Sales occupations20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Sports and fitness occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% 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
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall College | Applied Marine Zoology BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| University Centre Sparsholt | Marine Ecology and Conservation FdSc | 64 - 80 points | — |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology (with foundation year) BSc (Hons) | 80 points | under 96 |
| University of Suffolk | Conservation Science and Animal Management FdSc | 80 points | — |
| University of Chester | Marine Biology (including a Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| 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 | — |
| University Centre Reaseheath | Environmental Conservation FdSc | 64 points | — |
| University Centre Weston | Animal Conservation, Behaviour and Welfare BSc (Hons) | 64 points | — |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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