BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Biology

Course Overview

A key strength of this course is that it is firmly rooted in the biological sciences and adopts a rigorous scientific approach to the study of the behaviour of animals. As well as exploring the behaviour of charismatic animals, we embrace a wide taxonomic range of species and have a good focus on some of the groups less emphasised elsewhere, such as amphibians and invertebrates. These groups have really interesting behaviour in their own right (cockroaches have personalities for example... and frogs can experience stress...) but are also a crucial part of temperate and tropical ecosystems €“ understanding their behaviour is vital for wider habitat conservation. Whilst the emphasis is mainly on wild animals you can study behaviour in more managed environments: e.g. determining best husbandry and conservation breeding for endangered animals in zoos; best practice pet welfare; farm animal management. Our staff have a real enthusiasm for their subject and bring great expertise from their research fields.

General Eligibility

Typical Entry 112 UCAS points GCE A Level 112 UCAS points from GCE A-Levels (or equivalent). Typical offer - BCC/BBC The Department requires one of the following subjects as essential for entry: GCE A Level: Biology, Applied Science BTEC BTEC Extended Diploma: (Animal Care/Management or Applied Science): Typical offer - DMM BTEC Diploma (Animal Care/Management or Applied Science): Typical Offer - D*D*

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any band)