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Zoology

Carlisle
Degree (undergraduate)
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Starts September 2024 Full-time In person

Overview

Wildlife is an important part of all our lives. If you have a passion for learning about animals, animal care and animal management, and are wondering how to become a zoologist, this exciting and hands-on BSc Zoology course will prepare you for a future defending the planet. Zoology covers all aspects of animal biology and, as such, a fascinating range of often highly diverse topics. The modern zoologist needs to be the master of many disciplines. Our zoology degree course has been designed by professional zoologists with a real understanding of what the world needs and, likewise, what you need to study to launch your career in zoology.

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Zoology

On this course, you will...

At a glance

  • Benefit from a strong practical component to our modules and an emphasis on skills to enhance employment, helping prepare you for becoming a zoologist following your university studies.
  • Experience Cumbria's unique natural environment for learning about wildlife, which provides a range of different habitats that are close enough to visit in a short walk or day trip.
  • Enjoy a zoology degree designed with the most relevant key issues in zoology at its heart, as we are one of the newest universities in the country.
  • Make use of our modern and well-equipped facilities, for example our teaching laboratories.
  • Study zoology with a diverse range of modules that expertly weave together and map directly to our subject. None of the modules are inappropriately squeezed in from programmes that we already run.
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