Oceanography at University of Southampton
Oceanography (BSc (Hons), F710) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- F710 · F7 environmental sciences
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) on behalf of the Science Council and IMarEST for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Marine Scientist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 95%
0%
left higher education
UK 5%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%93%
Learning opportunities98%90%
Assessment and feedback84%80%
Academic support91%94%
Organisation and management73%86%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice79%81%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working20% working and studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
80%
use what they learned
UK 62%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 80% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
ocean sciences geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Earth sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Marine Science and Conservation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Environmental Geoscience MSci | ABB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Climate Resilience and Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Earth Sciences BSc (Hons) | 108 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Environmental and Engineering Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Engineering Geology and Geotechnics BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 176–191 |
| University of Hull | Environmental Science MSci | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leeds | Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Environmental Geology with Physical Geography BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | Oceanography this course | ABB | 160–175 |
See all 213 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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