Learn how animals relate and interact with their physical and biological environments.
Through this major, you’ll investigate animal morphology, development and genetics, behaviour, ecology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.
We'll expand your knowledge of climate change biology, wildlife and conservation biology, entomology, environmental physiology, marine biology, fisheries biology and aquaculture, terrestrial ecology, molecular ecology, and mathematical applications in biology.
You can combine your study of animals with biostatistics, ecology, evolution, genetics and insect science, and gain practical experience through field courses offered in the Australian outback, rainforests, Stradbroke Island and the Great Barrier Reef.
Zoology offers a large number of career options, ranging from field-based conservation work to biomedical research with medical laboratories and education institutions.
Alternatively, kickstart your career in research by progressing into a higher degree by research.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Senior ecology consultant
- Conservation officer
- Land management coordinator
- Zookeeper
My experience as an honours student helped me understand what it takes to lead a research project. The subjects throughout my degree were a wonderful mix of theoretical and field-based learning, led by engaging lecturers and tutors who were always happy to have a chat.
As an animal care officer, I apply the skills which I learnt during my animal handling, animal behaviour and animal wellbeing courses on a daily basis. The practical knowledge I gained from the biostatistics course has been extremely useful in my own research.
My experience as an honours student helped me understand what it takes to lead a research project. The subjects throughout my degree were a wonderful mix of theoretical and field-based learning, led by engaging lecturers and tutors who were always happy to have a chat.
As an animal care officer, I apply the skills which I learnt during my animal handling, animal behaviour and animal wellbeing courses on a daily basis. The practical knowledge I gained from the biostatistics course has been extremely useful in my own research.
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This Major is available as:
- Major
- Extended Major
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Fieldwork
- Seminars
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Advanced Zoology
- Advanced Ecology
- Global Challenges in Biology
- Animal Behaviour
- Biodiversity and Systematics
- Physiological & Integrative Zoology
- Advanced Research Experience in Biology
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