Wildlife Courses Including Conservation and Zoology Courses.
Focusing on animal biology, our zoology course covers a broad range of topics such as wildlife conservation, ecology and animal behaviour. You’ll also cover the sciences that underpin zoology including genetics, biochemistry and statistics. Zoology is a practical subject, so you will learn in the laboratory, field and classroom.
If you enjoy biology but not sure which area of this vast subject to specialise in, a broad-based biology course may suit you. Biology is the study of living things from tiny micro-organisms, plants and animals to human beings. You will learn about genetics, environmental biology, plant biology, zoology (including animal behaviour.
For some courses agriculture is an optional module, so it could be good to get some work experience on a farm. As people have said, work experience isn't necessary for zoology. However, it is good to get out and do stuff that relates to the course.
Zoology is key to tackling some of the major challenges facing our planet today. These include the effects of global warming on animal life and the ecological impact of expanding populations. On this course, you'll explore animal physiology and behaviour.
All Zoology students will share a common first year, learning about animal health and behaviour, and conservation. Modules will include survey and field skills, physiology, ecology, and adaptive biology. You’ll start to specialise in your second year, with two of your eight modules focused on entomology.
Careers within Zoology include conservation management and consultancy, museum curating and researcher positions. Graduates develop transferable high-level skills in team work, organising and communicating complex information, and analysis and evaluation, making them suitable for a great range of careers inside and outside of Biology.
Our BSc (Hons) Zoology course offers an interdisciplinary approach for studying the subject. You’ll cover a wide range of different issues and areas, examining the molecular biology, genetics and physiology of animals, while discovering the ways these areas have shaped animal evolution and behaviour.