BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience
About this course
BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience is a zoology degree focusing on animal biology, physiology, and behavioural science. Core topics include Data Analysis and Fieldwork. This four-year course includes a compulsory professional placement year and an optional foundation year. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Academic Tutorials Year 1, Molecular Biology, Introduction to Laboratory Science, Biodiversity, and Genes, Evolution and Development. The second year advances into specialized study with compulsory modules including Academic Tutorials Year 2, Organismal Biology EDM, Animal Diversity, Animal Physiology, Science Communication, and Animal Behaviour. Optional choices across the years allow study in areas such as ecology, conservation, and microbiology. The final fourth year concludes with compulsory units like Academic Tutorials Year 3, Zoology - Essay Paper, and Zoology - Problem Paper, alongside further specialized options and project work.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB including two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (the Core Sciences)
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 64%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Conservation and environment professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Skilled trades occupations: 5%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 365 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 40%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 17%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- This course is accredited at advanced level by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting in part the academic and experience requirement for the Membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). Graduates can apply for membership of the Royal Society of Biology at Member (MRSB) level after two years of practice, rather than the usual three years, due to the significant research experience acquired.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic Tutorials Year 1
- Molecular Biology
- Introduction to Laboratory Science
- Biodiversity
- Genes, Evolution and Development
- Writing and Referencing Skills (online unit)
- Health & Safety online course
- Biochemistry
- From Molecules to Cells
- History of Biology
- Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology
- Field Course in Marine Biology I
- Field Course in Animal Behaviour and Diversity
- Non-Residential Field Course in Ecology & Behaviour
- Body Systems
- Drugs: From Molecules to Man
- Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Science & the Modern World
- Bodies in History: An introduction to the History of Medicine
- Ecology and Conservation
- Academic Tutorials Year 2
- Organismal Biology EDM
- Animal Diversity
- Animal Physiology
- Science Communication
- Animal Behaviour
- Island Biodiversity RSM Field Course
- Tropical Ecology & Conservation (RSM Field Course)
- Urban Biodiversity & Conservation RSM
- The Dynamic Cell
- Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control
- `Omic Technologies & Resources
- Principles of Developmental Biology
- Principles of Infectious Disease
- Plants for the Future
- Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
- Immunology
- Parasitology
- Human Anatomy & Histology
- Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action
- Motor Systems
- Sensory Systems
- Organismal Genetics
- Disease in Nature
- Quantitative Biology
- Evolution and Palaeobiology
- Ecology and Conservation
- From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
- The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History
- Animals in History: An Introduction to human-animal relationships and why they matter
- Academic Tutorials Year 3
- Zoology - Essay Paper
- Zoology - Problem Paper
- Projects
- Life Sciences Enterprise Project
- Science Communication Project
- HSTM Project
- Post-Genome Biology
- Evolution of Genes, Genomes & Systems
- Advanced Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Biotic Interactions
- Living with Climate Change
- Advanced Developmental Biology
- Clocks, Sleep & the Rhythms of Life
- Learning, Memory & Cognition
- Hormones & Behaviour
- MSci Bioinformatics Tools and Resources
- Computational Approaches to Biology
- MSci Reproducible Data Science
- Dinosaur Palaeobiology
- Primate Evolution and Human Origins
- Wildlife in the Anthropocene
- Fossils: Global Histories of Natural Heritage, Science and Empire
- Climate Change & Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £34,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £42,500. The £34,500 median after five years is £10,000 more than the UK median for Zoology.
What do graduates of BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 181 UCAS points.
Is BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester accredited?
Yes. This course is accredited at advanced level by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting in part the academic and experience requirement for the Membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol). Graduates can apply for membership of the Royal Society of Biology at Member (MRSB) level after two years of practice, rather than the usual three years, due to the significant research experience acquired.
Does BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Zoology with Industrial/Professional Experience at University of Manchester?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.