Human Biology (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Human Biology (Including Placement Year) (BSc (Hons), C202) 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.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 71%, no formal qualifications 19%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C202 · C2 botany
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities88%88%
Assessment and feedback89%80%
Academic support96%91%
Organisation and management82%82%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice84%83%
75 final-year students · 73% 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
60% working15% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% 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 · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
applied biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in biosciences 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 (Evolutionary Biology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Exeter | Evolutionary Biology Msci (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Human Biology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Neuroscience with Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| Hopwood Hall College | Health and Social Care FD | 80 points | — |
| Coventry University | Applied Biosciences with foundation year BSc (Hons) | 40 points | 96–111 |
| Bedford College Group | Applied Sciences (Biology) HNC | — | — |
| Bournemouth University | Medical Science BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | under 96 |
| University of Essex | Human Biology (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Gateway to Medical Studies CertHE | — | — |
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