BSc Animal Behaviour
Entry requirements
A-Level: ABB IB: 32/655 BTEC: DDM
About this course
BSc in Animal Behaviour, a zoology degree focusing on the study of wild, domestic, and captive animals. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Environmental Analysis. Students complete extensive fieldwork in the UK and international locations during their studies. The first year introduces foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Ecology and Conservation, Animal Diversity, and Evolution and Genetics, alongside optional choices like Life Processes. The second year advances into specialized areas with compulsory modules including Analysis of Biological Data, Animal Behaviour, Scotland Field Course, Biosciences Penryn Virtual Field Course, Scillies St Agnes Field Course, and Scillies St Mary's Field Course. Students can also select from optional modules such as Population and Community Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Wildlife Disease, Conservation Science, Marine Ecology, Wildlife Exploitation, Adaptations to Life on Earth, and Biogeography.
Modules
- Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Diversity
- Evolution and Genetics
- Life Processes
- Analysis of Biological Data
- Animal Behaviour
- Scotland Field Course
- Biosciences Penryn Virtual Field Course
- Scillies St Agnes Field Course
- Scillies St Mary's Field Course
- Population and Community Ecology
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Wildlife Disease
- Conservation Science
- Marine Ecology
- Wildlife Exploitation
- Adaptations to Life on Earth
- Biogeography