Palaeontology at University of Portsmouth
Palaeontology (BSc (Hons), F640) at University of Portsmouth: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on port.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check port.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 3%, other higher education 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F640 · F6 geology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course82%93%
Learning opportunities82%90%
Assessment and feedback75%80%
Academic support88%94%
Organisation and management58%86%
Learning resources96%91%
Student voice73%81%
35 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£23.5k5 years£28.5k
£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
40% working15% working and studying30% studying20% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
60%
use what they learned
UK 62%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Portsmouth, South East England, England
- Postcode
- PO1 2EG
Subjects
palaeontology geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- University of Portsmouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| Bangor University | Geological Oceanography MSci | 128 - 152 points | 112–127 |
| University of Bristol | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 104 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geoscience MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental and Engineering Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Environmental Earth Science BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Geography and Environmental Hazards BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Geology BSc (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Birmingham City University | Gemmology and Jewellery Studies BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| University of Portsmouth | Palaeontology this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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