BSc Animal & Conservation Biology
Entry requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard Entry Requirement: BBBB including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry or Physics. Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BBCC including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry or Physics. A level: BCC including Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Science. Irish Leaving Certificate: Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 including a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics) BTEC Extended Diploma: Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject. IB: Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a Science (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics) at minimum grade 5. T Level: Grade M T Level must be completed in a Science subject or A Level Science may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements. European Baccalaureate: 70% with Grade 7 in three subjects including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry or Physics
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology, studying the diversity, ecology and physiology of marine organisms. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. The four-year programme includes fieldwork at local sites of scientific interest and residential trips to the Algarve. Students undertake a final-year research project.
Modules
- Foundation in Science
- Life on Earth
- Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
- Scientific Enquiry
- Introductory Microbiology
- Cell Biology
- Genes and Inheritance
- Ecology and Sustainability
- Practical Skills in Biodiversity and Ecology
- Physiology, Adaptation and Disease
- Animal Behaviour
- Research Methods
- Habitat Assessment and GIS
- Ecology Field Studies
- Conservation Biology
- Terrestrial Field Ecology
- Professional Practice
- Advances in Animal Behaviour
- Current Topics in Ecology
- Project
- Your can find more details about particular modules at https://www.modules.napier.ac.uk/