Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement at University of Exeter
Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement (BSc (Hons), C152) 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 course had 128–143 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 136 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C152 · C1 biology
- 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 yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%92%
Learning opportunities83%89%
Assessment and feedback87%80%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management85%81%
Learning resources99%91%
Student voice90%83%
25 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£19.5k5 years£25.5k
£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 onThis course
50% working20% working and studying15% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
70%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Skilled trades occupations25%
- Conservation and environment professionals20%
- Secretarial and related occupations10%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
biodiversity conservation biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Penryn Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Ecology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| Lancaster University | Ecology and Conservation MSci (Hon) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Conservation Biology and Ecology with Professional Placement this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Marine & Freshwater Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Ecology and Conservation Biology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| University of St Andrews | Marine Biology MMarBiol | 126 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| Aberystwyth University | Marine and Freshwater Biology MBiol | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Marine Biology BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| University of Brighton | Ecology and Conservation Msci (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hull | Marine Biology MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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