BSc (Hons)Zoology

Study location	United Kingdom, Liverpool
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Hons)
Course code	C300

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in Biology and Chemistry The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 88-89 or above, with at least 21 in Listening and Writing, 22 in Reading and 23 in Speaking CAE: 176 points overall with no component less than 162

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	liverpool.ac.uk/..oology-bsc-hons/overview

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Programme Year One

Core modules:

Molecules and Cells
Evolution and Biodiversity
Grand Challenges in Biology
Experimental Skills
Essential Skills for Life Sciences I
Animal Biodiversity
Ecology and the Global Environment
Field Skills

Plus one optional module from:

Introduction to Physiology and Pharmacology
Applied Genetic and Molecular Technologies
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Developmental Biology
Introduction to Animal Husbandry

Programme Year Two

Core modules:

Introduction to Behavioural Ecology
Comparative Animal Physiology
Population and Community Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Essential Skills for Life Sciences II
Biodiversity Practical Skills
Advanced Techniques in Zoology

Plus one of the following optional theory modules:

Regulatory and Neuro-Physiology
Genome Organisation and Maintenance
Veterinary Parasitology and Public Health
Veterinary Form and Function
Advanced Animal Husbandry
The Multicellular Organism
The Immune System in Health and Disease

And either

Tropical Field Course

Or two of the following practical modules

E-Biology
Molecular Science
Techniques in Cell Biology
Advanced Genetics Techniques

Programme Year Three

A large part of your final year is the research project where students work in the research laboratories or in the field alongside postgraduate and postdoctoral research workers. Laboratory based projects have been closely linked with our research, such as the molecular biology of adaptation, molecular studies of ageing, biochemical pathways in cellular damage leading to an elucidation of events in heart and kidney disease, endocrinology in vertebrates and invertebrates. Projects in animal behaviour have been carried out in the laboratory, in the field (eg at Hilbre Island in the Dee Estuary) and at Chester Zoo.

Other core modules include the Advanced Skills in Zoology which focuses on bioscience communication skills. During the final year field course you will work in small groups on projects examining, for example, small mammal behaviour.

Core modules:

Advanced Skills in Zoology
Zoology Field Course
Zoology in the Workplace
Research Project

Plus four of the following optional theory modules:

Current Topics in Animal Behaviour
Integrative and Comparative Animal Physiology
Conservation Biology
Advanced Topics in Ecology
Evolution
Parasitology
Topics in Global Health

Career opportunities

In the public sector, Life Sciences graduates are in demand in research institutes, government departments, the National Health Service, forensic science and the Environment Agency. Commercial sectors that actively recruit graduates from the Life Sciences include the pharmaceutical, food, biotechnology, water and agriculture industries.

There is also an increasing demand for life scientists to contribute to the public understanding of science as journalists and information/liaison officers, in view of the ethical and environmental issues that arise, for example, by developments in molecular biology and biotechnology.