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.
Expand your knowledge of:
- climate change biology
- wildlife and conservation biology
- entomology
- environmental physiology
- marine biology
- fisheries biology and aquaculture
- terrestrial ecology
- molecular ecology
- mathematical applications in biology.
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, Minjerribah (North 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
- Education officer
- National parks and wildlife manager
- Zoologist
- Animal management officer
- Principal species zoologist
- Ecotourism manager
Average annual salary range
Zoologist
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Average annual salary range
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Next steps after graduation
You'll find a diverse range of career opportunities in fields or organisations such as:
- ecotourism
- land management
- environmental management
- research
- vertebrae pest and game management
- government departments or agencies
- wildlife sanctuaries and zoos.
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.
I chose the Bachelor of Science for its flexibility — it really felt like a degree I could tailor to my interests, instead of shaping myself around my degree!
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.
I chose the Bachelor of Science for its flexibility — it really felt like a degree I could tailor to my interests, instead of shaping myself around my degree!
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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
- Work placements
- 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
- Vertebrate Diversity and Evolution
- Biodiversity and Systematics
- Advanced Zoology
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