This four-year version of the BSc Zoology degree includes a year spent undertaking a professional placement between the second and final years. You will spend this third year working in an appropriate organisation and you will apply the skills learnt during the first and second years, improve personal and transferable skills, make new contacts and enhance employability.Our BSc Zoology is delivered by internationally-recognised, research active staff in the Centre for Ecology and Conservation on our Penryn Campus in Cornwall. The Centre hosts a large and thriving group of scientists who work at the cutting edge of research on whole-organism biology and run research projects across the globe, from Uganda to Australia. The degree utilises expertise in the Centre to provide you with the skills, concepts and experience to understand all aspects of modern zoology. The programme encourages an interdisciplinary approach and you will be exposed to a wide range of theoretical and practical techniques used to study the biology of animals of all types.Why study Zoology at the University of Exeter?•led by some of the UK’s foremost biologists working in evolution, conservation and ecology•variety of field work opportunities in the UK and overseas•close links with a wide range of conservation organisations•state-of-the-art facilities in a new building•low student-staff ratio, so you won’t get lost in the crowd•graduate with outstanding employment prospects•four year programme with Study Abroad available•MSci four year programme available

Biosciences