Geology with Foundation Year at University of Leicester
Geology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F993) at University of Leicester asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on le.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~104 points
Moderatearound CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check le.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 40% had fewer than the 104 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F993 · F9 other physical sciences
- Duration
- 4 - 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Geological Society for the purpose of partially meeting the experience requirement for Chartered Geologist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 95%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%
Learning opportunities93%90%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support96%94%
Organisation and management90%86%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice88%81%
25 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£26k5 years£32k
£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% working5% working and studying5% studying20% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
60%
use what they learned
UK 62%
- Natural and social science professionals25%
- Engineering professionals15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 7RH
Subjects
geology geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Leicester - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth sciences 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 | Geological Oceanography (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Geography and Environmental Hazards BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Geology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Geology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Derby | Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Marine Science with optional placement year BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | — |
| University of Leicester | Geology with Foundation Year this course | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Plymouth | Geography with Ocean Science BSc (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Geology with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (Foundation) (1+3) BSc (Hons) | CDD - CCC | — |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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