MSci Evolutionary Biology
Entry requirements
A-Level: ABB IB: 32/655 BTEC: DDM
About this course
MSci in Evolutionary Biology, a human biology degree centred on the processes that drive biodiversity, adaptation, and ecological change. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, and Human Behaviour. The course includes extensive field investigations across UK and international locations, culminating in an independent research project conducted alongside leading research groups. The first year introduces fundamental biological principles through compulsory modules such as Ecology and Conservation, Animal Diversity, and Evolution and Genetics, alongside optional study in Life Processes. The second year advances core knowledge via Evolutionary Ecology, Analysis of Biological Data, Animal Behaviour, and multiple practical fieldwork options, complemented by optional subjects including Population and Community Ecology, Wildlife Disease, and Biogeography. The final year focuses heavily on original investigation and literature evaluation through compulsory modules like Research Project and Literature Review in Evolution and Ecology, alongside advanced international field courses. Students can further tailor their studies by choosing from diverse optional modules such as Living in Groups, Animal Cognition, and Primate Biology and Conservation.
Modules
- Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Diversity
- Evolution and Genetics
- Life Processes
- Evolutionary Ecology
- 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
- Wildlife Disease
- Conservation Science
- Marine Ecology
- Wildlife Exploitation
- Adaptations to Life on Earth
- Biogeography
- Research Project
- Literature Review in Evolution and Ecology
- Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation: Costa Rica Field Course
- Alpine Ecology Field Course
- Global Research Skills Virtual Field Course
- Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation in Wild Places: The Forests and Oceans of Yukon and Alaska
- European Wildlife Conservation Field Course in the Pyrenees
- Marine Ecology and Evolutionary Conservation in Corsica
- Oceans and Coasts of the Azores Field Course
- Ecology, behaviour and human-wildlife conflict in Northern Spain field course
- Living in Groups
- Symbiosis in Marine Systems
- Sensory Ecology
- Science in Society
- Animal Life Histories
- Ecological Responses to Climate Change
- Evolutionary Biology of Health and Disease
- Animal Migration
- Animal Cognition
- Primate Biology and Conservation
- Major Transitions in Evolutionary History
- The Genome: Applications, Evolution and Ecology
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Living with Environmental Change
- Professional Development Experience