Biomedical Science with Foundation Year at University of Derby
Biomedical Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C3FY) at University of Derby 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 derby.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 derby.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.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C3FY · C3 zoology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 87%
40%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%89%
Learning opportunities84%88%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management73%86%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice70%83%
10 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working20% working and studying25% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 57%
- Other Health Professionals55%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Derby, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
Subjects
biomedical sciences subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Derby Campus - Kedleston Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biomedical 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.
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