BSc Zoology with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 64 UCAS points. A level: 64 UCAS points. At least one full A level is required. BTEC: MPP T level: Overall P (D to E) in T Level Science only. Scottish Highers: 64 UCAS points from Higher Level. Irish Leaving Certificate: 64 UCAS points from Higher Level. Access To Higher Education: 64 UCAS points from a QAA Approved Level 3 Access to HE Diploma. GCSE: English language and mathematics at grade C or 4 or above. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. IB: 26 points
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, studying animal biology, behaviour, and environmental interactions. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Laboratory Techniques, and Fieldwork. The programme is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. A final-year independent research project allows students to conduct lab-based or fieldwork research on a chosen topic.
Modules
- Biological Principles
- Scientific Methods
- Data Handling
- Professional Communications
- Science for Health
- Environmental Conservation
- Biodiversity
- Molecules to Microbes
- Genes to Ecosystems
- Biological Skills
- Study Skills
- Global Distribution of Wildlife
- Introduction to Parasitology and Infectious Diseases
- Research Skills
- Data Science
- Ecology in Action
- Animal Evolution (Marine and Wildlife)
- Animal Physiology
- Human Physiology
- Wildlife Behavioural Ecology
- Ocean Challenges
- Final Year Project and Professional Skills
- Final Year Project with Science Communication and Professional Skills (HANS)
- Animal Cognition and Social Complexity (Wildlife)
- Fisheries Science
- Biology of Parasites
- Environmental Geographical Information Systems
- Tropical Ecology and Conservation
- Practical Ecology and Conservation
- Evolution, Development and Adaptation
- Applied Freshwater Biology
- Veterinary and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases