Zoology BSc Honours (C300)

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.

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

You take one of the following 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 BSc Honours (C100), Ecology and Conservation (C182) and Cellular and Molecular Biology (C1C7), allowing for easy transfer to any of these before the second year should your interests change.

• BIO2003 Field identification Skills
• BIO2006 Entomology
• BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
• BIO2014 Animal Physiology
• BIO2020 Experimental Design and Statistics for Biologists
• BIO2022 Molecular Biology and Development
• BIO2028 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
• BIO2029 Vertebrate Biology

You take 20 credits from the following list:

• ACE2031 Animal Parasitology
• ACE2057 Zoo Animal Science and Management
• BIO2008 Evolutionary and Population Genetics
• BIO2021 Employability Skills for Biologists
• BIO2025 UK Wildlife
• PSY2007 Biological Psychology: Sex, Drugs, Rhythms and Blues

Other optional modules may also be available.

• BIO3016 Mechanisms of Behaviour
• BIO3022 Residential Field Course
• BIO3037 Current Zoology
• BIO3044 Behavioural Ecology

You take one of the following modules:

• BIO3197 Biological Literature Review
  
• BIO3198 Biological Information Project
  
• BIO3199 Biological Research Project

You choose 40 credits from the following modules:

• ACE3049 Companion Animal Behaviour
• BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO3003 Ecological Modelling
• BIO3010 Conservation Research in Tropical Forest *
• BIO3036 Mammal Surveying Skills *
• BIO3039 Biodiversity Science and Management
• BIO3041 Molecular Evolution and Systematics
• BIO3040 Applied Ecology
• SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering

*You cannot take both BIO3036 and BIO3010. Other optional modules may also be available.

The wide range of skills that you learn as a zoology student opens the door to a variety of career options. Recent graduates have progressed to:

• commercial or medical laboratory based positions, in areas such as electrophoresis, microbiology and quality control
• conservation work and animal care
• advanced study, specialising in areas such as biomedical science, conservation, animal behaviour, and environmental consultancy

About a third of our graduates use their degree as a stepping stone to other diverse careers, such as financial roles, teaching, business and commercial positions.

Find out more about the career options for Biological Sciences from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.