BSc Zoology
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC (At least a grade C in Biology) T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6. Must include passes in compulsory Level 3 subjects English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, exploring animal biology, behaviour, ecology, and genetics. Core topics include Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a placement year between the second and final stage, and students complete an independent research project in their final year.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Global Citizenship and Professional Development
- Bioscience in Practice
- Biodiversity & Ecophysiology
- The Science of Life
- Ecology and Evolution
- Clinical Genetics
- Biological Problem Solving
- Understanding life through Data
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrate Biology
- Adaptation to Environment
- Microbial Ecology
- Field Biology
- Biological Basis of Animal Behaviour
- Diagnostic Molecular Biology
- Independent Studies
- Behavioural Ecology
- Habitat Management
- Climate Change
- Student Initiated Module/Other
- Ecological Consultancy
- Science Communication
- Marine Biology
- Applied Entomology