Zoology (MSci) at University of Reading
Zoology (MSci) (Msci (Hon), C303) 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.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C303 · C3 zoology
- 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 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities82%88%
Assessment and feedback70%81%
Academic support84%92%
Organisation and management80%84%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice80%83%
20 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% 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
zoology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Zoology 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 Bristol | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| Bangor University | Marine Biology and Zoology MSci | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Zoology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons) | BBC | 176–191 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Animal Bioscience and Management BSc (Hons) | 84 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Applied Marine Zoology BSc (Hons) | 80 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Zoo Management FD | 64 points | — |
| City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) | Zoology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Reading | Zoology (MSci) this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 178 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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