Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Animal Behaviour BSc (Hons)


- Study aspects of behaviour in wild, domestic and captive animals


- Understand the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of natural behaviour: how current and past environments and ecology influence behaviour, how behaviour is shaped by underlying gene-environment interactions, and why we see variation among individuals, species and species groups


- Experience extensive fieldwork in the UK and international locations


- The programme highlights the value of studying animals in their natural habitats


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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall

Course Address
Penryn Campus
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9FE

Application Details

Course Code

D391

Institution Code

E84

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

Grade B in one of the following subjects required: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths.

Access to HE Diploma

D:24,M:21

24 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit grade. This must also include 12 L3 credits at Merit grade in one of the following subjects: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Life and Health Sciences (Double Award only), Marine Science, Physics, Psychology or Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

Applicants will be considered with IB 332 OR 655 in three Higher Level subjects. All applicants will be required to have HL Grade 5 in one of the following subjects: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Maths (Analysis and Approaches OR Applications and Interpretations)/Pure Maths/Further Maths.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

Applicants studying one of the following BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered without GCE AL Science: Applied Science, Animal Management, Agriculture, Countryside Management, Fish Management, Forestry and Arboriculture, Marine Biology. Applicants studying any other BTEC Extended Diploma will be required to achieve a Grade B at A Level in one of the following subjects required: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Life and Health Sciences (Double Award only), Marine Science, Physics, Psychology or Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,B

Grade B in one of the following subjects required: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths.

A level

A,B,B

Excluding General Studies. Grade B in one of the following subjects required: Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Life and Health Sciences (Double Award only), Marine Science, Physics, Psychology or Maths/Pure Maths/Further Maths.

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands £9,535
EU, International £30,900

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