Ecology and Environmental Biology at University of Essex
Ecology and Environmental Biology (BSc (Hons), C520) 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C520 · C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 91%
15%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%92%
Learning opportunities88%89%
Assessment and feedback92%80%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management70%81%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice81%83%
10 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24k5 years£29.5k
£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
50% working20% working and studying15% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals20%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% 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
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Conservation Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Wildlife and Conservation FD | 64 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Conservation and Community Engagement BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Bournemouth University | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Certificate of Higher Education Wildlife and Environmental Conservation CertHE | — | — |
| University of Essex | Ecology and Environmental Biology this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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