Learn how animals relate and interact with their physical and biological environments.
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.
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
Graduate salary
Science and mathematics (undergraduate)
compared.edu.au
Events
See all events
7 April
International Baccalaureate Research Skills Program
Stories
See all stories
Uni life
What's it really like to study science at UQ?
9-minute read
UQ people
What’s it like to be a first-year med student?
3-minute read
Stories
See all storiesUni life
What's it really like to study science at UQ?
9-minute read
UQ people
What’s it like to be a first-year med student?
3-minute read
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:
- Animal Behaviour
- Biodiversity and Systematics
- Global Challenges in Biology
- Physiological & Integrative Zoology
Keep up to date
Sign up to get information about applying and studying at UQ.