Environmental Science with Foundation Year at University of Plymouth
Environmental Science with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), F753) at University of Plymouth asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on plymouth.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~32 points
Openbelow 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 plymouth.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F753 · F7 environmental sciences
- Duration
- 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 Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%91%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback77%82%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management78%85%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice71%81%
45 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 65%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 83%
40%
use what they learned
UK 54%
- Sales occupations15%
- Conservation and environment professionals15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
Subjects
environmental sciences geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Environmental 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.
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