BSc Zoology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB. This should include two science subjects from: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including two HL science subjects at grade 6
About this course
BSc Hons in Zoology, a zoology degree exploring animal biology, ecosystems, and evolutionary processes. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake practical work through laboratory sessions and field trips to locations such as the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Bowland Fells, and Cornwall. The first year establishes core foundations through Biodiversity and Global Change, Ecology Field and Data Skills, Evolutionary Biology, and Foundation Skills for LEC, alongside two optional modules in subjects like ecology or genetics. The second year advances core knowledge through Biological Research Design and Delivery, Ecology Field Skills, Evolution, and Vertebrate Biology, complemented by two optional modules. The final year centres on an independent Dissertation research project, supported by a wide range of optional modules covering advanced topics such as animal behaviour, bioinformatics, conservation science, and tropical ecology.
Modules
- Biodiversity and Global Change
- Ecology Field and Data Skills
- Evolutionary Biology
- Foundation Skills for LEC
- Ecology
- Genetics and Biotechnology
- Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity
- Molecules to Cells
- Biological Research Design and Delivery
- Ecology Field Skills
- Evolution
- Vertebrate Biology
- Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Ecology and Conservation
- Environmental Data Analysis and Visualisation
- Fundamentals of Neuroscience
- Geographical Data Science
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Molecular Genetics
- Dissertation
- Advanced Neuroscience - Circuits and Systems
- Animal Behaviour
- Bioinformatics
- Biology of Ageing
- Cell Signalling in Health and Disease
- Coral Reef Ecology
- Interdisciplinary Conservation Science
- Marine Ecology Field Course
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Teaching, Outreach and Public Engagement
- Tropical Ecology and Conservation Field Course