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Animal and Environment

Help shape the future of our natural world, and the animals in it. We'll prepare you for careers in animal management and behaviour, ecology and conservation, and agriculture and horticulture. With many of our courses, you’ll gain hands-on experience on field trips and placements.

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Animal Behaviour

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

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Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
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4 years with foundation
,
4 years with placement
Accredited by:

Royal Society of Biology

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Biology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Study in:
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
,
4 years with foundation
,
4 years with placement
Course features
  • Gain a strong, hands-on foundation in laboratory, data science, and field skills
  • Choose a specialism, from cell and molecular biology to whole organism and environmental biology
  • Study in Cambridge, a centre of new and emerging technologies in the life sciences
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Ecology and Conservation

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

Study in:
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
,
4 years with foundation
,
4 years with placement
Accredited by:

Royal Society of Biology and CIEEM

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Zoology

Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)

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Cambridge
Available as:
3 years full-time
,
4 years with foundation
,
4 years with placement
Accredited by:

Royal Society of Biology and Tropical Biology Association

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