Animal Biology

About this course

Animal biology is a branch of the life sciences concerned with understanding the diversity, physiology, behaviour, ecology, and evolution of the animal kingdom. It asks how animals are built, how they function, how they interact with their environments and with each other, and how the extraordinary diversity of animal life on Earth came to be. The discipline is simultaneously fundamental, in its concern with the basic biology of living systems, and applied, in its relevance to conservation, veterinary science, agriculture, and public health. At the University of Stirling, this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study in a different academic environment and to encounter the diversity of animal life in a different ecological context. Stirling is well placed for the study of animal biology, with access to a range of aquatic, rural, and semi-

Where its graduates go

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