Newcastle University

Zoology BSc Honours UCAS Code: C300 (3 years)School of Biology

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Zoology is the scientific study of animals, including how they behave, reproduce, evolve interact with other species and interact with their environment.

Our increasingly sophisticated knowledge of animal biology is vital for us to understand how human activities impact the environment. Also, by understanding how animals work, we can pick up important clues about how our own bodies function.

You can choose to take the career development module, which allows you to gain academic credit for work undertaken in a local school, volunteering activities or a part-time job.

You can also look forward to excellent teaching and student support from a subject that is ranked in the top ten nationally for student satisfaction having achieved an 88 per cent satisfaction score in the 2011 National Student Survey.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules 

• ACE1013  Introduction to Genetics
• BIO1001  Cell Biology 1
• BIO1002  The Animal Kingdom
• BIO1003  Plant Biology 1
• BIO1004  Microbiology 1
• BIO1005  Evolution
• BIO1006  Ecology 1
• BIO1010  Biology In Action
• BIO1019  Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists

Optional modules 

You take one of the following optional modules:

• BIO1007  Introduction to Marine Vertebrates
• PSY1006  Instinct, Learning and Motivation
• ACE1022  Crop Pests

Other optional modules may also be available.

This first year programme of study is shared with Biology (C100), Ecology and Environmental Biology (C180) and Cellular and Molecular Biology (C1C7), allowing for easy transfer to any of these before the second year.

Stage 2

 Compulsory modules

• BIO2002  Biodiversity and Conservation
  
• BIO2003  Field identification Skills
• BIO2006  Entomology
• BIO2007  Vertebrate Biology
• BIO2008  Evolutionary and Population Genetics
• BIO2009  Ecology of Populations and Communities
• BIO2013  Animal Behaviour
• BIO2014  Animal Physiology
• BIO2019  Animal Reproduction and Development
• BIO2020  Experimental Design and Statistics for Biologists

Optional modules

You take two of the following optional modules:

• BIO2010  Molecular Biology and Genomics
• MST2001  Tropical Marine Environments and Ecology
• MST2013  Marine Vertebrates
• PSY2007  Biological Psychology: Sex, Drugs, Rhythms and Blues

Other optional modules may also be available.

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• BIO3001  Animal Ecophysiology
• BIO3014  Evolution and Behaviour
• BIO3002  Animal Population Dynamics
• BIO3012  Conservation Biology Issues
• BIO3015  Social Impact of Biology
• BIO3016  Mechanisms of Behaviour
• BIO3022  Residential Field Course
• BIO3194  Biological Literature Review;
  Or:
  BIO3195  Biological Information Project;
  Or:
  BIO3196  Biological Research Project

Optional modules

You choose four modules from the following list:

• ACE3049  Companion Animal Behaviour
• BIO3002 Animal Population Dynamics
  
• BIO3003 Ecological Modelling
• BIO3006  Plant-Animal Interactions
• BIO3009  Biological Control
• BIO3012 Conservation Biology Issues
• BIO3024  Zoology Overseas

Other optional modules may also be available.

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.