BSc (Hons) Animal & Conservation Biology

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. We are also ranked as a Top 10 Modern University for Biology (The Guardian University Guide, 2025). Our Animal & Conservation Biology programme has 100% student satisfaction (NSS, 2025).

IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

International students: £21,120

UK students: £9,790

UK/Home: £9,790

International: £21,120

Sep

UCAS equal consideration deadline; 30 June for international students

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom