- UCAS course code
- F011
- UCAS institution code
- M20
(BSc/MEarthSci)
BSc/MEarthSci Earth and Planetary Sciences with an Integrated Foundation Year
Maximise your achievement and fully prepare for degree-level study in your chosen course.
- Typical A-level offer: See full entry requirements
- Typical contextual A-level offer: Course not eligible for contextual offers
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: Course not eligible for contextual offers
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: See full entry requirements
A-level
Our entry requirements vary depending on the subjects being taken at A-level. Typically, we would be looking for:
- BBC, where a student has three relevant subjects
- BBB, where a student has two relevant subjects
- ABB, where a student has one relevant subject
The subjects considered to be relevant are Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Environmental Science, Geography, and Statistics.
If you are unsure whether you would be considered with your qualifications/predictions, we would encourage you to contact us before making an application.
In all cases we only offer places to applicants if we are convinced that they have the academic potential and the high level of motivation that is needed to be successful on the Integrated Foundation Year and on their chosen degree programme. To help us make our decision, applicants may be asked to attend an Academic Assessment.
Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A-level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offers you will receive.
Duration of A-level study
a) sat your examinations early;orb) followed an accelerated curriculum and spent three years studying A-levels where the examinations were taken over two years.
If you are studying an advanced curriculum where the examinations are spread over three years, consideration for an offer will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor for that subject.
AS-level
Unit grade information
The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit information where available. Like all other information provided by applicants this may be taken into consideration when assessing your application. Unit grades will not normally form part of an offer conditions.
GCSE
GCSE/iGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/iGCSE English Language.
GCSE/iGCSE grade 6/B in one of Physics, Chemistry or Combined Science is also required, if not taken at A-level.
International Baccalaureate
32 points overall, with 5,5,5 at Higher Level, including one of Mathematics (either ‘Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Applications and Interpretation’ are acceptable), Physics or Chemistry.
If Mathematics is not studied at Higher Level, then we would require Standard Level Mathematics (either ‘Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Applications and Interpretation’ are acceptable) with Grade 6 or higher.
Alternative entry requirements
Alternative entry requirements exist for this course. You may view these by selecting from the list below.
English language
Home students to achieve GCSE/iGCSE in English Language grade 4/C or equivalent.
International/EU students to achieve a UKVI for IELTS score of 6.0 overall with minimum 5.5 in each sub-skill.