Zoology (with placement)

About this course

Zoology is the scientific study of animals in the full range of their diversity, from the molecular biology of individual cells to the ecology of wild populations and the global patterns of biodiversity that connect them. It is a discipline that rewards both meticulous attention to detail and broad systemic thinking, asking how animals are built and how they function, why they behave as they do, how they evolved over geological time, and how their populations respond to the environmental changes that are now transforming habitats worldwide. The practical field and laboratory skills zoology develops are among its most professionally distinctive features. At the University of Cumbria this four-year, full-time programme includes a placement year that gives you direct experience working with a wildlife, conservation or zoological organisation during your studies. This practical immersion is

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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