Biological Sciences (Zoology)

Study the broad field of animal biology or specialise in a particular area with our flexible and interdisciplinary zoology degree.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

This course includes a sandwich year which is spent on professional placement gaining relevant first-hand research experience. your year will usually be spent with a single organisation, and you will carry out your own research project, undertaking all aspects of research, including data acquisition, analysis and presentation. our students find placements in a range of organisations, including research institutions, museums, field centres, zoos, wildlife trusts and other environmental organisations - recent examples include the environment agency, the royal botanic gardens in kew, the durrell wildlife conservation trust (jersey), the european molecular biology laboratory (hamburg) and the bimini shark lab (bahamas). many students choose to undertake placements at universities both inside and outside the uk, including france, italy, germany, malta, spain, usa, australia, new zealand and south africa. our placement coordinators will help you to choose and arrange a suitable placement, and we make every effort to ensure that your placement offers practical research experience and training that is appropriate to your degree and career aspirations. throughout your placement year, you will continue to receive support from us. your placement year will be assessed and will count towards your final degree. some placement students receive a salary while on placement and others may receive a stipend; if you do not receive a salary you will usually be eligible to apply for a student loan. the ‘sandwich’ year is available to all students and is not dependent on you achieving certain grades in years one and two (though we would expect you to be doing well in order to be a competitive applicant for placements). you can also enter the university on a three-year bsc course, then choose to switch to a four-year sandwich programme in year two if you wish. finding a placement is a competitive process and success cannot be guaranteed. however, we are usually successful in helping our sandwich year students to secure relevant and rewarding placement positions. our zoology degree also includes ample opportunities for practical field work, and students on the second year ecology and conservation module can choose from several specialised, project-based courses that run in a variety of locations throughout the world. our field courses typically include tropical ecology (borneo, malaysia), marine ecology (caribbean and malaysia), river ecology (wales) and woodland ecology (wales). please note: availability of individual field courses can be affected by travel constraints or staff availability.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

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Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Wales have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Cardiff University has partnerships with the following companies: