Applied Zoology (Top Up)

Course Code

AN167-Y1 / BSAZ-Y1

Course Level

Level 6

Study Mode

Part time / Full time

Start Date

21-Sep-2026

Course Type

Higher Education

Campus

Moulton

Course Duration

2 years / 1 year

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This course is designed to allow you to dive deeper into the principles of Applied Zoology following on from a Foundation Degree or Higher National Diploma.

You'll explore in-depth topics such as the role of modern zoological collections and the range of methods used across zoological disciplines.

We offer a range of facilities that you will use throughout your studies, including our extensive estate of farmland, our Animal Welfare Centre, which houses over 130 different species from a variety of taxonomic groups and our biosciences laboratory, where you will undertake activities such as microscopy, dissection, genetic analyses and morphometry.

You will further explore topics learnt on a foundation degree on related subjects.

You will discuss the current and future roles of modern zoological collections, explore different behavioural theories and investigate a range of advanced methods used across zoological disciplines.

You will also complete your own personal research project by completing a dissertation.

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