Marine Biology with Foundation Year at University of Salford
Marine Biology with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), C163) at University of Salford asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
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 salford.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C163 · C1 biology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 91%
25%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%92%
Learning opportunities86%88%
Assessment and feedback91%81%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management86%84%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice83%83%
40 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£18.5k5 years£22.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
64% working12% working and studying9% studying7% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
37%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
73%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
41%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Elementary occupations16%
- Sales occupations12%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals9%
- Administrative occupations7%
- Animal care and control services7%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 180 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Salford, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M5 4WT
Subjects
marine biology biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Salford University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ecology and environmental biology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Agricultural University | Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management FdSc | 56 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | Ecology BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 96–111 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Animal Management FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Coastland College | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation FD | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Marine Biology with Conservation CertHE | 48 points | — |
| Moulton College | Applied Zoology FdSc | 48 points | — |
| University of Cumbria | Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Integrated Foundation Year with Sandwich Placement BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Plymouth | Marine Biology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Marine Biology with Foundation Year this course | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of South Wales | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Ecology and Conservation with Foundation Year Msci (Hon) | 40 points | 112–127 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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