Course Overview

A key strength of our Animal Behaviour (Combined) degree is that it is firmly rooted in the biological sciences and adopts a rigorous scientific approach to the study of the behavior of animals. As well as exploring the behavior of charismatic animals, we embrace a wide taxonomic range of species and have a good focus on some of the groups less emphasized elsewhere, such as amphibians and invertebrates.

These groups have really interesting behavior 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 behavior is vital for wider habitat conservation. Whilst the emphasis is mainly on wild animals you can study behavior 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.

In the 2020 NSS, 92% of students agreed that the course provided them with opportunities to bring subject information from different topics, access, and use learning resources, and provide feedback.

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*

T Level:

T Level (Science) at Merit

Irish/Scottish Highers:

Irish Highers - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 including H3 in Biology

Scottish Highers - BBBB including Biology

International Baccalaureate:

26 points including 5 in HL Biology

Access requirements:

Access to HE (Science) Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit.

OCR:

OCR National Extended/Diploma: Accepted in addition to one of the GCE A-level subjects listed above

Extra Information / General Entry Requirements:

The Welsh Baccalaureate (core) and Level General Studies will be recognized in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)