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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Sighthill
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Sighthill
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Select a an exam type
Prepare for a career in wildlife conservation by exploring how animals adapt to their environment and interact with each other.Animal & Conservation Biology introduces the diversity of animals, their form and function. You'll study how animals have evolved and adapted to different environments in terms of their ecology, behaviour and physiology.You'll learn how this knowledge can be put to use to guide conservation and understand the impacts of pollution and climate change on animals. Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside is rich in biodiversity and you'll visit local sites of scientific interest, gaining valuable fieldwork experience, as well as going on residential trips, including to the Algarve.You'll leave equipped with a range of skills for a career in animal conservation or management, including species identification, field surveying techniques and collection and analysis of biological data, or you could continue on to postgraduate study.Please visit our website for full course and module details.This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BCC Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
BBBB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:12,M:33 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
28 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM Grades / Points required
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Including Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Science
Including Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics at Grade B.If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction to include Biology or Chemistry or Physics at Level 3.
Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a ^Science at minimum grade 5.^Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 to include a Science subject (Biology/Human Biology/Chemistry/Physics)
Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.
T Level must be completed in a Science subject or A Level Science may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£1,820 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
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