Animal Behaviour

About this programme

The BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour involves study at an advanced, research-led level and covers behavioural ecology, the mechanisms of animal behaviour, the processes of evolution and speciation, communication, animal cognition and cultural evolution. Additional choices include marine biology, marine mammals, neuroscience, and biodiversity and conservation. The BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour is a four-year course run by the School of Biology. Students are provided with high-tech equipment, laboratories and expertise to facilitate learning and to develop the skillset of a modern behavioural biologist. In the first two years of your degree, you will take the core modules in biology along with modules intended to prepare you for advanced modules in Animal Behaviour specifically. Alongside biology, in the first year of your studies, you will be required to study an additional two subjects. In the second year you might carry on at least one of these subjects, sometimes two. Find out more about how academic years are organised. In third year, there is a shift from core, broad-themed modules to more specialised modules that allow students to prepare for their Honours degree. In fourth year, students continue specific research in their chosen area through student-led, enquiry-based learning. You also have the opportunity to apply for Vertically Integrated Project Modules (VIPs) , which are research-based modules led by an academic supervisor and made up of a team of students from all years of study. These modules provide hands-on, real-world research experience and the opport