Bachelor of Science (Zoology)

Build a strong scientific foundation while gaining the skills and flexibility to explore your passions and shape your own career path in science. Challenge your scientific thinking and explore one of the broadest selections of science disciplines in Australia with this flexible and dynamic program.

Zoology Major
Learn how animals relate and interact with their physical and biological environments. Through this major, you’ll investigate animal morphology, development and genetics, behaviour, ecology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. We'll expand your knowledge of climate change biology, wildlife and conservation biology, entomology, environmental physiology, marine biology, fisheries biology and aquaculture, terrestrial ecology, molecular ecology, and mathematical applications in biology.

You can combine your study of animals with biostatistics, ecology, evolution, genetics and insect science, and gain practical experience through field courses offered in the Australian outback, rainforests, Stradbroke Island and the Great Barrier Reef. Zoology offers a large number of career options, ranging from field-based conservation work to biomedical research with medical laboratories and education institutions. Alternatively, kickstart your career in research by progressing into a higher degree by research.

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About The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. We strive for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer and application of knowledge. For more than a century, we have educated and worked with outstanding people to deliver knowledge leadership for a better world.