BSc Zoology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 including 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry (or second science) or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects including 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry (or second science). BTEC: D*DD in Applied Science with a selection of preferred units in Biology and Chemistry, to include Distinction in Units 1 or 5 (Principles and Applications of Science I and II).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, focusing on animal biology and ecological systems. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. Students complete a research project and undertake practical modules spanning anatomy, physiology, and behaviour.
Modules
- BIOLOGY CORE CONCEPTS
- ORIGINS, SPECIALISATIONS, CHALLENGES AND THERAPEUTICS
- INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES I
- FROM INDIVIDUALS TO ECOSYSTEM
- STUDY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TUTORIALS
- INTRODUCTORY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES 2
- GENETICS & IMMUNOLOGY FOR BIOSCIENCES
- INTERMEDIARY PRACTICAL SKILLS IN BIOSCIENCES
- ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TUTORIALS
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
- ADVANCED PRACTICAL SKILLS IN EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY, AND BEHAVIOUR
- PARASITES, PATHOGENS AND HOSTS
- ANIMAL ECOPHYSIOLOGY
- ANIMAL ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND HUSBANDRY
- GLOBAL FIELDWORK
- MARINE ECOPHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION
- RESEARCH PROJECT
- INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF WORK
- RESEARCH METHODS
- APPLIED CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- ECOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
- EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
- ZOOLOGY FIELD COURSE