Zoology (including a Foundation Year)

UCAS code: 5C28

Here's what University of Chester says about its Zoology (including a Foundation Year) course.

Are you passionate about wildlife, conservation, and the environment? Our BSc Hons Zoology degree offers great opportunities for those interested in environment and species management or becoming part of the global scientific community.

Our program is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, following an independent and rigorous assessment. Accredited degrees contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers. (Note: Accreditation applies to Levels 4, 5, and 6 of the Single Honours course.)

Designed to equip you with a diverse set of skills and a deep understanding of species, habitats, and ecosystems, our course will prepare you to make a meaningful impact in the field. You’ll learn from experts with extensive experience in national and international research, gaining insights into cutting-edge areas like conservation, animal behaviour, and welfare science who incorporate this when delivering teaching.

You may also expand your horizons with unique opportunities to study and research abroad. Recent research locations have included South Africa, the Philippines, and Madagascar.

Foundation Year courses have been designed for students who do not have the necessary academic qualifications needed to enter directly into the first year of a degree but who have the ability and commitment to do so. Once the Foundation Year has been completed successfully, you can then go on to complete your degree.

For the latest example of curriculum availability on this degree programme please refer to the University of Chester's Website.

There will be a broad range of assessment methods used throughout and across the different modules and Levels, so that students are exposed to the different types of tasks they might encounter in the workplace. These will include coursework in the form of field journals, case studies, written pieces (both long and short form; such as communication pieces, literature reviews, dissertations or laboratory reports), data analysis and presentations. In some cases, various types of assessment may be combined into a portfolio that the students develop throughout the year as they learn and progress through different tasks. In some modules, students may encounter more time-sensitive assessment tasks like oral practical assessments and end-of-module assessments or they will need to work as part of a group towards the completion of assessment tasks. Where possible, both formative and summative assessment will be used. All assessments are designed from a competency viewpoint, where the competencies that students need to develop by the end of the assessment task are the focus and we work backwards from these to design the tasks. We thus continuously review the assessment methods used to ensure that they adequately prepare students for graduate-level employment when they complete their degrees.