Animal Behaviour and Psychology BSc (Hons)
University of Chester
Develop vital employer-desired skills while studying the ever-interesting field of animal behaviour. With an emphasis on free-living, wild animals you will follow a scientifically driven programme of work that develops your fundamental skills and knowledge and then uses them in cutting-edge applied contexts such as conservation and welfare sciences. A key strength of this course is that it is firmly rooted in the biological sciences and adopts a rigorous scientific approach to the study of the behaviour of animals. As well as exploring the behaviour of charismatic animals, we embrace a wide taxonomic range of species and have a good focus on some of the groups less emphasised elsewhere, such as amphibians and invertebrates. These groups have really interesting behaviour in their own right (cockroaches have personalities for example… and frogs can experience stress…) but are also a crucial part of temperate and tropical ecosystems – understanding their behaviour is vital for wider habitat conservation. Whilst the emphasis is mainly on wild animals you can study behaviour in more managed environments: e.g. determining best husbandry and conservation breeding for endangered animals in zoos, best practice pet welfare, farm animal management. Our staff have real enthusiasm for their subject and bring great expertise from their research fields. In the 2020 NSS, 92% of students agreed that the course provided them with opportunities to bring subject information from different topics, to access and use learning resources, and to provide feedback.
Key Information
Duration:3 Years
Address
University of Chester, Cheshire
Parkgate Road, Chester Cheshire CH1 4BJ
United Kingdom
Entry criteria
| Type | Min/Max points | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A level | For entry onto the first year of our undergraduate/ Bachelor degree programmes, we normally require a school leaving qualification which is equivalent to British A – level. For applicants whose first language is not English, we accept a variety of English language tests (e.g., IELTS – 6.0, usually with 5.5 or above in each element) and they are listed on our International Requirements Page. | |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme | For entry onto the first year of our undergraduate/ Bachelor degree programmes, we normally require a school leaving qualification which is equivalent to International Baccalaureate. For applicants whose first language is not English, we accept a variety of English language tests (e.g., IELTS – 6.0, usually with 5.5 or above in each element) and they are listed on our International Entry Requirements page. |