Microbiology with Professional Experience (MSci) at University of Reading
Microbiology with Professional Experience (MSci) (Msci (Hon), C504) at University of Reading: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C504 · C5 microbiology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%93%
Learning opportunities91%91%
Assessment and feedback80%80%
Academic support89%91%
Organisation and management97%90%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice92%86%
20 final-year students · 83% 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 onSubject at this uni
40% working15% working and studying20% studying15% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
53%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Conservation and environment professionals16%
- Sales occupations11%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Administrative occupations9%
- Teaching Professionals7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
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
microbiology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Microbiology and cell science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | 144 - 156 points | 192–207 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 192–207 |
| University of Birmingham | Microbiology BSc BSc (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Cellular and Molecular Medicine Msci (Hon) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Immunology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Microbiology MBiol (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Keele University | Microbiology and Immunology BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Microbiology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| University of Huddersfield | Biology (Molecular and Cellular) BSc (Hons) | BBC - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Applied Microbiology BSc (Hons) | BCC | 160–175 |
| University of Reading | Microbiology with Professional Experience (MSci) this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 84 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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