BSc Zoology in Relation to Medicine and Veterinary Science
About this course
BSc in Zoology in Relation to Medicine and Veterinary Science, a zoology in relation to medicine and veterinary science degree focusing on the study of animals from molecular mechanisms to ecosystem interactions. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory Biology Research Project designed to develop independent scientific investigation. The course covers zoological science through a range of study options and independent research. Year 1 focuses on foundational investigation and specialized optional study, featuring the compulsory module Biology Research Project. Optional modules allow students to explore topics across evolution, behaviour, disease, and conservation, including Evolution, Adaptation and Behaviour, Human Populations and Disease, Evolution and Population Genetics, and Diseases of marine mammals.
Modules
- Biology Research Projects
- Evolution, Adaptation and Behaviour
- Human Populations and Disease
- Advanced Topics in Ecology
- Advanced Topics in Behaviour: from sex to death
- Social Biology
- Sustainable Innovations in Animal Science
- Advanced Topics in Evolution
- Evolution and Population Genetics
- Advanced Topics in Conservation Science
- Biosecurity to slow the spread of invasive species
- The effect of parasitic infection on animal behaviour
- Foraging behaviour of gannets
- Diseases of marine mammals
- Functional diversity of coral reef fishes
- Insect sperm competition
- The role of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in human mate choice
- Animal welfare in pig production
- The exotic pet trade and the sale of endangered species