Course Overview
Gain hands-on experience and prepare for a career in wildlife conservation by exploring how animals adapt to their environment and interact with each other.
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. You'll visit local sites of scientific interest, gain valuable fieldwork experience, and go on residential trips, including to the Algarve.
General Eligibility
Minimum year 1
SQA Higher
Standard Entry Requirement
BBBB includes Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
BBCC includes Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
A Level
BCC, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Applied Science.
BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.
BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3 plus A Level
Minimum grades DM (Distinction, Merit) in a related subject.
A Level grade C
Irish Leaving Certificate
Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 including a Science subject (Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
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.
European Baccalaureate
70% with Grade 7 in three subjects, Human Biology, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
T Level
Grade M
T Level must be completed in a Science subject, or Level Science may be required.
Minimum Year 2
SQA Advanced Higher
BBC to include Biology
A Level
BBB to include Biology
HNC
Pass in a related subject* with a B in the graded unit.
*Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Applied Science, Applied Bioscience, Applied Animal Biology, Wildlife and Conservation Management
Minimum Year 3
HND
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
Part Time Work Details
20 hours per week
Language Requirement
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5
TOEFL Internet-Based Test
80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing
Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component
Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component
Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
III, ISE III, ISEIV with a pass in each component
LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills