Biological Sciences (MSci) at University of Reading
Biological Sciences (MSci) (Msci (Hon), C103) at University of Reading: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on reading.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 reading.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 112–127 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%, a foundation course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C103 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Recognised by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of associate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%90%
Learning opportunities95%88%
Assessment and feedback79%80%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management79%82%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice78%83%
20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working20% working and studying5% studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
biological sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Biosciences 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 |
| University of Birmingham | Human Sciences MSci | 144 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Biochemistry BSc (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Biomedicine BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Bournemouth University | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| Bristol, UWE | Biological Sciences BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Bedfordshire International Foundation Year (Life Sciences and Psychology) Foundation Year | — | — |
| University of Bradford | Foundation Year in Health and Life Sciences BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Reading | Biological Sciences (MSci) this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 154 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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