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The BSc Zoology programme is aimed at students who wish to equip themselves with a broad knowledge of animals (their structure, behaviour, classification, development, genetics, genomics, cell biology, physiology, and ecology). Our students will become graduates with a deep understanding of the biology of animals, who are able to communicate this knowledge and relate it to the world around them. It enables graduates to pursue careers in areas as diverse as biomedical and environmental professionals, government agencies, careers that value their training in scientific thinking and analysis, or postgraduate research. The Zoology programme is presented in an evolutionary framework and integrates all levels of animal organisation, from genes to ecosystems, reflecting the School’s research expertise. We believe that an integrative view of animal systems across these spatial and temporal scales is essential in understanding the origins and functions of the animals with which we share the planet. The programme supports the acquisition of knowledge of animal biology and the accumulation of specialised and transferable skills, via lectures, tutorials, field–based studies, laboratory-based practical classes and small-group teaching. We facilitate the development of research skills through research-led teaching, experimental and problem solving practicals, mini projects, core skills, by requiring students to engage in a capstone research project during their final year and by fostering an interest in contributing to research undertaken by the academic staff and post graduate students throughout the undergraduate programme outside the teaching semesters. The programme aims to support a systematic development of knowledge and specialised and transferable skills to deliver graduates able to find, critically appraise, synthesise and communicate existing knowledge of zoology, and with practical experience of generating and reporting new insights as independent researchers. Communication skills are assessed in a variety of written and oral formats while knowledge, attitudes and practical skills are assessed both in end of semester examinations and various online and traditional forms of continuous assessment.
Students select seven core modules and three option modules. Students may select additional modules from within the BSc programme or alternatively, students may select 10 credits from elective modules. If you are interested in doing an Internship as part of Stage 4, you must indicate your interest now (in Stage 3). See full details www.ucd.ie/science/careers/internships/students/
Students must take 60 credits from within the BSc programme.
Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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ENVB30010 | Systems Ecology | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL30030 | Evolutionary Biology | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL30050 | Diversity of Invertebrates | Autumn | 5 |
BIOL30030 | Working with Biological Data | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL30010 | Functional Morphology | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL30020 | Arthropoda | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL30040 | Diversity of Vertebrates | Spring | 5 |
BIOL30040 | Scientific Writing for Biology | Autumn | 5 |
CELB20060 | Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology | Autumn | 5 |
ENVB30020 | Wildlife Conservation and Fisheries Management | Autumn | 5 |
ENVB30140 | Analysis of Environmental Materials | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL20020 | Animal Behaviour | Autumn | 5 |
CELB30100 | Developmental Biology | Spring | 5 |
ENVB20050 | Principles of Environmental Biology & Ecology | Spring | 5 |
GENE20020 | Principles of Genetics | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL30060 | Biogeography and Field Biology | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - A)1OF: Students select either the Research Project (BIOL 40360) or the Critical Literature Review (BIOL 40870). For students selecting BIOL 40360, this 20 credit project module is spread over two trimesters, but about 10 credits worth of work is expected to be done in Autumn. For students selecting BIOL 40870, this 15 credit critical literature review is spread over two trimesters, but about 10 credits worth of work is expected to be done in Autumn. Students should bear this in mind when selecting option modules and balance their workload across trimesters |
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BIOL40360 | Research Project | 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) | 20 |
BIOL40870 | Critical Literature Review | 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) | 15 |
Stage 4 Options - A)1OF: Students select either the Research Project (BIOL 40360) or the Critical Literature Review (BIOL 40870). For students selecting BIOL 40360, this 20 credit project module is spread over two trimesters, but about 10 credits worth of work is expected to be done in Autumn. For students selecting BIOL 40870, this 15 credit critical literature review is spread over two trimesters, but about 10 credits worth of work is expected to be done in Autumn. Students should bear this in mind when selecting option modules and balance their workload across trimesters |
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Stage 4 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who select BIOL 40360 from List A should take 8 option modules from List B. Students who select BIOL 40870 from List A should take 9 option modules from List B. Please note that students who successfully completed SCI 30080 will be registered by the School to the module. |
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ENVB40030 | Bioassessment of Freshwaters | Autumn | 5 |
ENVB40040 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Autumn | 5 |
ENVB40490 | Tropical Field Ecology | Autumn | 5 |
ENVB40540 | Introduction to Ecological Mapping with open source software (QGIS) | Autumn | 5 |
SCI30080 | Professional Placement-Science | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL40040 | Molecular Phylogenetics - Powers and Pitfalls | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL40300 | Epithelial Transport in Animal Physiology | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL40500 | Ornithology | Autumn | 5 |
ZOOL40510 | Conservation of Biodiversity: Theory and Practice | Autumn | 5 |
BIOL40850 | Big Questions in Biology | Spring | 5 |
ENVB40020 | Marine Community Ecology | Spring | 5 |
ENVB40290 | Ecological Modelling | Spring | 5 |
GENE40080 | Population Genetics | Spring | 5 |
GENE40090 | Epigenetics | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL40280 | Biological Invasions | Spring | 5 |
ZOOL40490 | Wildlife Habitat Modelling for Ecology and Conservation | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN0OF: Students who select BIOL 40360 from List A should take 8 option modules from List B. Students who select BIOL 40870 from List A should take 9 option modules from List B. Please note that students who successfully completed SCI 30080 will be registered by the School to the module. |
Award | GPA | ||||
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Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
BHSCI001 | Stage 4 - 70.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
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Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |