Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with Integrated Foundation Year at University of Cumbria
Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with Integrated Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), D512) at University of Cumbria asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on tinyurl.com ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 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 tinyurl.com’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- D512 · D5 forestry
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
65%
still studying
UK 91%
20%
left higher education
UK 5%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback82%80%
Academic support93%93%
Organisation and management79%81%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice77%83%
35 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
80% working5% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
75%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Carlisle, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CA1 2HH
Subjects
biodiversity conservation biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- In Carlisle - Fusehill Street
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Agricultural University | Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management FdSc | 56 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Marine Biology with Conservation CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation with Integrated Foundation Year this course | 48 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year Msci (Hon) | 40 points | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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