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Biological Sciences
Degree programmes
Zoology
C300 BSc/Zoo (three years)
Programme description
Queen Mary has a long record of research
achievement in understanding the structure,
physiology, distribution and behaviour of animals –
from microscopic creatures to turtles, seals, whales
and dolphins. As a zoology student, you will receive
a thorough grounding in vertebrate and invertebrate
biology. To complement this, we offer modules in
physiology, behaviour, evolution and neurobiology.
Modules in molecular and population genetics,
ecology, statistics and immunology are also available.
There is a strong emphasis on fieldwork, with
compulsory and optional modules taking students to
Borneo to study tropical ecology, and to the west coast
of Scotland to study marine mammals and invertebrates.
Programme outline
Year 1 Compulsory modules: The Diversity of Life •
Basic Biochemistry • Heredity and Gene Action •
Evolution • Cell Dynamics • Conservation and the
Environment • Essential Skills for Biologists • Options
include: Introductory Chemistry • Chemistry for
Biologists • Ecological and Environmental
Techniques
Year 2 Compulsory modules: Animal Physiology •
The Invertebrates • Statistical Methods in Biology
• Options include: Cell Biology and Developmental
Genetics • Evolutionary Genetics • Populations,
Communities and Ecosystems • Transmission
Genetics • Aquatic Ecosystems: Structure and
Function • Basic Immunology • Fish Biology and
Fisheries • Genes and Bioinformatics • Global
Change Biology • Fundamentals of Neurobiology
Year 3 Compulsory modules: Mammals and Evolution
• Zoology Research Project/Investigative
Project/Project Skills in the Life Science • Integrative
Studies in Biological Sciences • Options include:
Behavioural Ecology • Endocrine Physiology and
Biochemistry • Freshwater Biology • Population and
Chromosome Genetics • Aquatic Ecosystems: Science,
Policy and Management • Developmental Biology and
Cell Signalling • Parasites and Infectious Disease •
Tropical Ecology and Conservation • Turtles, Seals,
Whales and Dolphins
For information on medically-related subjects at Queen
Mary, please see page 217.
Zoology with Aquatic Biology
C3C1 BSc/ZWAQ (three years)
Programme description
Queen Mary has one of the strongest aquatic biology
research groups in the UK, with world-leading expertise
in the study of marine, estuarine, and freshwater
ecosystems. This programme is designed to equip
zoologists with the skills required to become specialists
in aquatic biology. You will be taught the fundamentals
of vertebrate and invertebrate biology, in addition to
modules focused on ecology, behaviour and
conservation. There is a strong emphasis on practical
skills, with modules that offer field courses that will take
you to Borneo to study tropical ecology, to the west
coast of Scotland to study marine mammals and to
South Wales for coastal and freshwater invertebrates.
Programme outline
Year 1 Compulsory modules: The Diversity of Life
• Basic Biochemistry • Heredity and Gene Action
• Ecological and Environmental Techniques
• Evolution • Cell Dynamics • Conservation and
the Environment • Essential Skills for Biologists
Year 2 Compulsory modules: The Invertebrates • Fish
Biology and Fisheries • Animal Physiology • Aquatic
Ecosystems: Structure and Function • Populations
Communities and Ecosystems • Options include: Global
Change Biology • Evolutionary Genetics • Statistical
Methods in Biology
Year 3 Compulsory modules: Integrative Studies in
Biological Science • Behavioural Ecology • Aquatic
Ecosystems: Science, Policy and Management •
Mammals and Evolution • Zoology Research
Project/Investigative Project/Project Skills in the Life
sciences • Options include: Freshwater Biology • Turtles,
Seals, Whales and Dolphins • Tropical Ecology and
Conservation
For information on medically-related subjects at Queen
Mary, please see page 217.
Career opportunities
Zoology
Many graduates in Zoology move on to medically
related careers: healthcare, clinical medicine,
dentistry, veterinary medicine or nursing; others
are employed in areas relating to the life
sciences, such as environmental monitoring.
Alternatively, some graduates choose to study
for a further degree, or take jobs in industry.
Zoology with Aquatic Biology
Career prospects include jobs in the Environment
Agency, fisheries management, conservation, and
regulatory bodies. You will also be well-equipped
to pursue a research career within academia
(eg, via the School’s own Masters and PhD
programmes).