DPT: Zoology (BMedSci Hons) (UTBMEZOOLO1F)

Guidance giving details of required and recommended courses will be available for students to facilitate planning. Occasionally electives may be suspended or cancelled.

Note that a field trip takes place prior to semester starting. There is a cost associated with attending the field course (up to £300).

Compulsory courses

Zoology Synoptic Examination

Must be taken during Semester 2

Zoology Research Project

Must be taken during Full Year

Course options

Refer to the Senior Honours Guide provided by the School, which gives details of course options, including restrictions and recommendations.

Recommended courses for Zoology Honours:
Evolution and Climate Change
Evolution and Ecology of Ageing
Segmentation: Evolution and Development
Evolution of Parental Care
Trees of Life
Molecular Ecology
Evolution of Social Behaviour
Evolution of Sex & Breeding Systems
Applied Ecology and Evolution
Conservation and Management of Natural Populations
Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Disease

AND

Refer to the Senior Honours Guide provided by the School, which gives details of course options, including restrictions and recommendations.

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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

Degree Programme Table: Zoology (BMedSci Hons) (UTBMEZOOLO1F)

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

Course options

Group A

Level 10 courses in the School of Biological Sciences

Level 10 courses in Schedules A to R, T and W