Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement at University of Exeter
Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement (BSc (Hons), D394) at University of Exeter asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on exeter.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check exeter.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 29% had fewer than the 136 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 97%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- D394 · D3 animal science
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
89%
still studying
UK 90%
11%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities76%88%
Assessment and feedback76%81%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management88%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice85%83%
45 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26.5k3 years£20k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Conservation and environment professionals25%
- Animal care and control services10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cornwall, South West England, England
- Postcode
- TR10 9FE
Subjects
behavioural biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Penryn Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Zoology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Zoology (Study Abroad) BSc (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Anatomy and Development BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 176–191 |
| University of Exeter | Animal Behaviour with Professional Placement this course | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Zoology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Southampton | Zoology Msci (Hon) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons) | 126 - 136 points | — |
| Swansea University | Zoology with a Year in Applied Research BSc (Hons) | 120 - 129 points | 112–127 |
See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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