Zoology With Herpetology

Highlights: Study to master’s level on this four-year integrated undergraduate degree programme. No need for a separate master’s application process and you’ll benefit from undergraduate fees and financial support. MZool Zoology with Herpetology covers topics and projects focused on reptiles and amphibians, animal behaviour, conservation, ecology and evolution. Well-established Herpetological Society and ZooSoc. Herpetarium featuring venomous snakes and handling facilities. Fieldtrips to Welsh Mountain Zoo, anywhere else in UK with the option to travel to the Arizona desert and New Mexico. Bangor University has its own natural history museum with diverse vertebrate and invertebrate specimens. Friendly, supportive staff with a team of herpetologists, many conducting cutting-edge research. Their expertise covers venom, biomechanics, reptile disease, genetics, genomics, ecology, and conservation. Course Overview: The additional fourth year of this integrated master’s in Zoology with Primatology allows you to achieve a master’s-level qualification and conduct an extended research project. Should your plans change, you can also graduate with a BSc (Hons) at the end of the third year. The only specialist course of its kind in the UK, this degree in Zoology with Herpetology provides opportunities to study lizards, frogs, geckos snakes and other animals in captivity and in their natural habitat. You’ll also be exposed to current methods of working with reptiles and amphibians, such as acoustic communication in frogs, detection of chytrid fungus in amphibians and eDNA detection of newts in ponds. Our herpetarium is a UK Home Office accredited and inspected experimental animal facility. Bangor University is a leading centre for teaching and research in herpetology, particularly venom and toxins: our staff have been researching snakes around the world for decades. More recently, their efforts have focused on India, where half of 100,000 global deaths from snakebite occur. They also contributed to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) expert panel on snakebite envenoming. Our location, in close proximity to an exceptional range of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats, is ideal for study sites for final-year research projects and field work. As well as large modern teaching and research laboratories, computer rooms, and study spaces, we have dedicated onsite facilities for reptiles, rodents and insects. Treborth Botanic Garden has a pigeon loft for bird cognition, physiology, and biomechanics research, and you can find Alpaca, sheep and bee hives on the farm at Henfaes Research Centre. The University has strong links with a range of employers connected to animals and the environment, which provides opportunities for work placements and volunteering; some also contribute to teaching. It is home to the Environment Centre for Wales, a partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), whose Welsh branch is based there. We also host the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Wales. Elsewhere in Bangor, you’ll find regional offices for Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Dŵr Cymru/Welsh Water, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT). Strong links with these employers provide opportunities for work placements and volunteering, and some contribute to teaching. Read more Course options Placement Year What is the Placement Year? This exciting opportunity allows you to spend a year working with a self-sourced, professional organisation relevant to your studies. You'll typically start between June and September of your second year and finish by the following June or September. Placements can be UK-based or even overseas. Why choose a Placement Year? Gain practical experience that complements your academic learning Make valuable industry contacts that could open doors for future careers Strengthen your employability by gaining real-world experience. How does the…

IELTS 6.0 (5.5) overall (figure in brackets is the minimum in each component)

International students: £20,000

UK students: £9,790

UK/Home: £9,790

International: £20,000

September 2026

UCAS equal-consideration deadline

• Bangor, United Kingdom