Marine Biology with Foundation Year at University of Plymouth
Marine Biology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C168) at University of Plymouth asked for 48 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
~48 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 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C168 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
10%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management80%81%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice84%83%
120 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£20.5k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
57% working14% working and studying12% studying6% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
40%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Elementary occupations25%
- Conservation and environment professionals10%
- Animal care and control services10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Agricultural University | Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management FdSc | 56 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Marine Biology with Conservation CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Integrated Foundation Year with Sandwich Placement BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year Msci (Hon) | 40 points | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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