Animal & Conservation Biology introduces animals' diversity, form, and function. You'll study how animals have evolved and adapted to different environments in terms of their ecology, behavior, and physiology.
You'll learn how this knowledge can be used to guide conservation and understand the impacts of pollution and climate change on animals. Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside are rich in biodiversity, and you'll visit local sites of scientific interest, gain valuable fieldwork experience, and go on residential trips, including to the Algarve.
You'll be equipped with a range of skills for a career in animal conservation or management, including species identification, field surveying techniques, and collection and analysis of biological data. In addition, your addition, you could continue to postgraduate study.
Our entry requirements indicate standard and Minimum qualifications with which we usually accept students. However, competition for places varies yearly, and you aren't guaranteed a business if you meet the minimum qualifications.
Advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3 is possible for students with suitable qualifications.
BBBB includes Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
BBCC includes Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
BCC, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Applied Science.
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.
Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit) in a related subject.
A Level grade C
Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 including a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, and 4, including a Science (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, or Physics) at minimum grade 5.
70% with Grade 7 in three subjects, including Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
Grade M
T Level must be completed in a Science subject, or Level Science may be required.
BBC to include Biology
A Level
BBB to include Biology
Pass in a related subject* with a B in the graded unit.
*Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Applied Science, Applied Bioscience, Applied Animal Biology or Wildlife and Conservation Management
Pass in a related subject* with Grades BB at SCQF Level 8 in the graded units.
*Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Applied Science, Applied Animal Biology, Environmental Management, and Sustainability, Wildlife and Conservation Management
20 hours per week
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5
80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
ISE III, ISE III, ISEIV with a pass in each component
B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills
Biological and Medical Sciences
Edinburgh
Undergraduate
Full-time,4 years
January, September
5.5
Scotland, £1,820, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland £9,250, Overseas and EU, £16,425,
Scotland
6.0
Undergraduate
19600
Canterbury and Medway
5.5
Undergraduate
9250
Edinburgh, Scotland
6.5
Undergraduate
32200