MSc Animal Behaviour

Our course is specifically targeted at giving you the skills you need to pursue a successful career. Whether this is in a behavior-related field (perhaps managing wild or captive animals, providing behavioral consultancy services, or in academic research) or in a broader career (journalism, teaching, or policy-making perhaps), we will help you stand out from the crowd in your applications.

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service that provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice, and guidance.

Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service that is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University, and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.

Applicants should normally possess an honors degree (minimum 2:1) in biological/behavioral/ecological science (e.g. animal behavior, conservation biology, zoology) including components of experimental design and statistical analysis.

Students with a minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree in an unrelated area must demonstrate on the application that they have equivalent experience in a related field, e.g. wildlife conservation, or captive animal management. They must also demonstrate on application evidence of experimental design and basic statistical analysis skills, perhaps gained during the completion of a research dissertation or by carrying out an additional course.

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.