BSc Honours in Zoology with Professional Studies 4-yr SW (UCAS Code: C301)
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BSc Honours
Zoology 3 yrs (C300)
Zoology with Professional Studies 4-yr SW (C301)
Entrance Requirements
A-level: BBB including Biology or Double Award Applied Science + GCSE Chemistry or Double Award Science + GCSE Mathematics.
Note: it would be an advantage to have studied Chemistry beyond GCSE level.
Irish Leaving Certificate: B2B2B2B2CC/B2B2B2B2B2 including Higher Level grade B2 in Biology + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade C in Chemistry and Mathematics.
Note: it would be an advantage to have studied Higher Level Chemistry.
For students whose first language is not English
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs
If you are an international student and you do not meet the entrance requirements, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Queen's University Belfast, which will prepare you for successful study on these degree courses. INTO Queen's University Belfast is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including:
International Foundation in Engineering and Science
Zoology is the study of animals, from the simplest invertebrates to the largest land or marine mammals. Simple animals often provide models for the study of higher, more complex species and help drive basic research that transcends the subject boundaries.
Animals interact with each other and with their environment, forming complex relationships such that zoologists need a broad understanding of the living world, life processes and the animal kingdom. Exciting progress is being made in animal biology and behaviour, animal health and welfare and in the management of animal communities.
The BSc in Zoology at Queen's aims to provide students with a broad coverage of the biology of animals and how they interact with other living organisms.
Stage 1
Zoology undergraduates study:
Biological Diversity
Environmental Biology
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Introductory Skills for Biosciences
Micro-organisms
Plus, usually, Biochemistry
This broad base in biological sciences enables students after their Stage 1 year to transfer, should they so wish, to pathways leading to degrees in Biological Sciences, Environmental Biology, Genetics or Marine Biology.
Stage 2
Students take the following modules:
Comparative Animal Physiology
Invertebrate Biology
Plus four other modules, at least two of which are selected from:
Applied Ecology
Cell Biology
Mammalian Biochemistry
Marine Ecology
Molecular Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics
Work Placement
Stage 3
During final year, Zoology students undertake a two-module research project, carried out under the supervision of one or more members of academic staff, and also choose four modules from:
Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology
Farm Animal Health and Welfare
Genetic Manipulation and Bacterial Genetics
Infections
Marine Zoology
Parasitology
The Immune System
The research project generally involves practical work carried out in the field and laboratory or at Queen's University Marine Laboratory in Portaferry, in one of the many active areas of research in the School of Biological Sciences.
Professional Recognition: the most generally appropriate professional body for graduate biologists is the Society of Biology, the leading professional body representing practising scientists, students at all levels and professionals in academia, industry and education.
Placement: past students have gained work placements with organisations such as the Environment Agency, Castle Espie, National Trust, North Atlantic Whale Foundation, Ulster Wildlife Trust, Health Service, Forensic Service, NI Water, Norbrook Laboratories, Randox Laboratories, The Almac Group, and Moy Park.
Last updated: 11.09.13
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