BSc Zoology

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University of Nottingham

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• Objectives
  This course is enriched by cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines, from animal behaviour, ecology and parasitology, to neurobiology and toxicology. It offers modules in subjects ranging from conservation to immunobiology. As a result, you can experience many disciplines in which new technologies are making important contributions.
• Entry requirements
  Required subjects: biology and a second science at A level, preferably from chemistry, physics or maths; geography and psychology are also considered if taken in combination with a second science at A level IB score: 32-34 (5/6 Biology + 1 other science at higher level)
• Academic title
  BSc Zoology
• Course description
  BSc Zoology
  
  Programme
  
  Year one
  
  Your first year will be a broad introduction to biology and genetics and is common to all degrees in the School of Biology. It introduces you to the biology of animals, plants and microbes and the biochemical evolutionary and genetic processes that underlie their biology.
  
  Year two
  
  In this year, you will find more advanced courses available. In addition to modules in Parasitology and Immunology, and Communicating Biology, you can choose from a range including the Behavioural Ecology Field Course, Photography, Neurobiology, Behaviour and Ecology, Experimental Design, Genetics, Evolution, Endocrinology and Embryology.
  
  Year three
  
  The third year includes a practical research project, which will allow you to carry out your own zoological investigation. The main theme of the third year is diversity and choice, and you will have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of available modules including Bioethics, Biological Photography and Imaging, Conservation Biology, Avian Biology, Neurobiology, Endocrinology, Genetics, Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Toxicology, Anthropology, Immunology and Developmental Biology.

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