BSc Zoology
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 112 - 136 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification e.g.: A Levels: Including grade C in Biology if studying 1 other science subject (Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Psychology, Environment Science, Geography, Geology); or grade B in Biology if not studying another science subject. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDD including Merits in 4 Biology modules. Modules accepted: Animal Biology; Animal Anatomy and Physiology; Animal Behaviour and Communication; Animal Breeding and Genetics; Biochemistry and Biochemical Techniques; Biochemistry and Microbiology; Fundamentals of Science; Genetics and Genetic Engineering; Inheritance and Genetic Manipulation; Physiology of Human Body systems; Physiology of Human Regulation and Reproduction; Wildlife Populations, Ecology and Conservation. (Other Biology-related modules considered case by case) Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Applied Science**: DMM - DDD City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): DMM - DDD, including 4 Biology modules (Accepted Biology modules include: Animal Behaviour and Communication; Biological Systems of Animals; Wildlife and Ecology Conservation; Inheritance and Genetics; Ecological Concepts and Application; Population Surveys; Ecology and Conservation. Other Biology-related modules considered case by case). International Baccalaureate Diploma: Including H5 in Biology Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications Access to HE in Science**: Pass required T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Zoology, studying the diversity, behaviour, ecology, and evolution of animals. Core topics include Fieldwork, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Research Methods. The course offers international field courses in locations including Borneo, India, and Canada, and a research placement module is available in the final year. The campus lies next to the Menai Strait, with access to a wide range of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats in North Wales.
Modules
- Ecology & Evolution
- Principles of Life
- Organismal Diversity 1
- Organismal Diversity 2
- Technical Skills for Biological Scientists 1
- Practical and Field Skills for Biological Scientists
- Year 1 Tutorials
- Tutorials Year 1
- Ecology: Interactions in the Natural World
- Technical Skills for Biological Scientists 2
- Becoming a Researcher
- Evolutionary Biology
- Geospatial Data Skills
- Research Experience in Zoology
- Climate Change: Science and Impacts
- Principles of Conservation
- Introduction to Primatology
- Molecular Biology
- Marine Zoology and Ecosystems
- North Wales Field Course
- Primatology Field Course
- Borneo Tropical Ecology and Herpetology
- Conservation Field Skills in a Re-wilded Landscape
- Life in the North: Canadian Field Ecology
- India Field Course
- Florida Field Course 1: Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Biodiversity
- Plant Diversity and Conservation
- Conservation Practice
- Introduction to Herpetology
- Introduction to Ornithology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Introduction to Microbiology and Virology
- Comparative Physiology
- Invertebrates
- Animal Management
- Advances in Ornithology
- Animals and Their Environments
- Florida Field Course 2: Ecology and Conservation of Subtropical Wetlands
- Spain Field Course
- Animals and Their Environments
- Independent Dissertation Research
- Science Communication Skills
- Sgiliau Cyfathrebu Gwyddoniaeth
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Applied Botany
- Freshwater Ecosystems
- Molecular Ecology and Evolution
- Evolution and Development
- Parasites and Pathogens
- Taxonomy
- Animal Reproductive Strategies
- Venoms, Toxins and Poisons
- Life in a Changing Climate
- Human Evolutionary Biology
- Insect Behaviour and Evolution
- Animal Survival Strategies
- Life in Wetlands
- Pleistocene Mammals