BSc Zoology with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, exploring the diversity and biology of animal life. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year programme includes a placement year between the second and final stages, with an independent research project in the final year.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Study Skills and Research
- Biomedical Science
- Cellular Biology
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Organisms and their Environments
- Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences
- 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