Biotechnology (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Biotechnology (Including Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), C113) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 66%, no formal qualifications 24%, other higher education 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C113 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
74%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
165 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%86%
Learning opportunities82%85%
Assessment and feedback85%79%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management86%79%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice79%79%
165 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onWider subject at this uni
63% working14% working and studying10% studying7% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
69%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 78%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
60%
use what they learned
UK 65%
- Information Technology Professionals30%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Engineering professionals10%
- Sales occupations6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 90 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
biotechnology engineering and technology
environmental biotechnology engineering and technology
industrial biotechnology engineering and technology
medical biotechnology engineering and technology
plant biotechnology engineering and technology
environmental biotechnology engineering and technology
industrial biotechnology engineering and technology
medical biotechnology engineering and technology
plant biotechnology engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biotechnology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Manchester | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise) BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Nottingham | Biotechnology Msci (Hon) | BBB - BBC | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Biochemistry and Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Liverpool John Moores University | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Northumbria University, Newcastle | Biotechnology BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Essex | Biotechnology (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
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