Zoology

About this course
Zoology can be applied to the key challenges affecting our planet today, from the effects of global warming on animal life to the ecological impact of populations and animals, to the survival of endangered species.

On your four-year integrated Zoology master's degree, you'll explore all areas of animal life from cell biology to entire ecosystems, developing an understanding of fields including evolution, conservation, and behaviour through our extensive range of modules. You'll graduate with the skills, experience, and network needed to kickstart your career in research or in industry.

Key features of the course:

• Study surrounded by researchers who shape the programme with their world-changing research, and whose expertise stretches from evolution and behaviour to gene regulation, neuroscience, and development in a variety of animals

• Gain real-life skills suited to industry, to enhance your employment prospects

• Benefit from our unique link with world-renowned conservation charity Marwell Wildlife, located only a few miles from our campus in Southampton, which provides another opportunity to develop specific interests and expertise in zoology that can also propel your career

• Seize opportunities to study abroad at partner universities around the world, and from field trips in locations across the UK and locations abroad like Spain and Belize

• Join a University where 96% of Biological Sciences graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2022/23, published 2025).

Student support
From day one, you'll join a welcoming and supportive Biological Sciences community home to researchers who are paving the way for advancements in science and eager to share their findings with their peers and our student community. You'll be supported by your personal academic tutor and guided throughout your degree to ensure you graduate primed and ready for your future career in industry, in research, or in further study.

Further information
Biological Sciences programmes at Southampton are accredited by the Royal Biological Society, meaning you'll graduate from a course commended across the sector.