B.Sc. Zoology (Hons)

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Compulsory modules

• ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
• BIO1001 Cell Biology 1
• BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom
• BIO1003 Plant Biology 1
• BIO1004 Microbiology 1
• BIO1005 Evolution
• BIO1006 Ecology 1
• BIO1010 Biology In Action
• BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists

Optional modules

You take one of the following optional modules:

• ACE1022 Crop Pests
• BIO1007 Introduction to Marine Vertebrates
• PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation

Other optional modules may also be available.

This first year is shared with Biology (C100), Ecology and Environmental Biology (C180) and Cellular and Molecular Biology (C1C7), allowing for easy transfer to any of these before the second year should your interests change.

Compulsory modules

• BIO2002 Biodiversity and Conservation 1
• BIO2003 Field identification Skills
• BIO2006 Entomology
• BIO2007 Vertebrate Biology
• BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics
• BIO2009 Ecology 2
• BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
• BIO2014 Animal Physiology
• BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for Biologists
• BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development

Optional modules

You take 20 credits from the following optional modules:

• ACE2031 Animal Parasitology
• ACE2057 Zoo Animal Science and Management
• BIO2021 Vocational Placement for Biologists
• BIO2025 UK Wildlife
• MST2013 Marine Vertebrates
• PSY2007 Biological Psychology: Sex, Drugs, Rhythms and Blues

Other optional modules may also be available.

Compulsory modules

• BIO3012 Current Issues in Conservation
• BIO3014 Evolution and Behaviour
• BIO3016 Mechanisms of Behaviour
• BIO3022 Residential Field Course
• BIO3035 Biodiversity Science and Management
• BIO3037 Current Zoology

Optional modules

You take one of the following optional modules:

• BIO3194 Biological Literature Review OR
• BIO3195 Biological Information Project OR
• BIO3196 Biological Research Project

You choose 40 credits from the following optional modules:

• ACE3049 Companion Animal Behaviour
• BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO3002 Ecology 3
• BIO3003 Ecological Modelling
• BIO3006 Plant-Animal Interactions
• BIO3009 Biological Control
• BIO3036 Mammal Surveying Skills

Other optional modules may also be available.