Ocean Exploration and Surveying at University of Plymouth
Ocean Exploration and Surveying (BSc (Hons), F731) at University of Plymouth asked for 112 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 plymouth.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 70% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 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
- F731 · F7 environmental sciences
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Graduate Membership. 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 SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%93%
Learning opportunities86%90%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management87%86%
Learning resources93%91%
Student voice95%81%
20 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£24.5k5 years£30.5k
£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 onThis course
90% working15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
95%
use what they learned
UK 62%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% 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
ocean sciences geography, earth and environmental studies
hydrography geography, earth and environmental studies
hydrography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Environmental Earth Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Glasgow | Global Sustainable Development MA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 208–223 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Marine Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 114 points | 160–175 |
| 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 |
| University of Plymouth | Ocean Exploration and Surveying this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Ulster University | Marine Science with optional placement year BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | — |
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