About the course

Learn how animals relate and interact with their physical and biological environments.

　　Through this major, 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. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (February), 2024	St Lucia
Semester 2 (July), 2024	St Lucia
Semester 1 (February), 2025	St Lucia
Semester 1 (February), 2025	Herston

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for The University of Queensland

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) - 79

　　To be offered a place in an undergraduate program, you need to have successfully completed Queensland Year 12, or a qualification equivalent to Queensland Year 12, with the required minimum entry score for the program you're interested in studying. You may also be considered if you have studied a diploma, advanced diploma, or a year or more of tertiary study.

　　International Baccalaureate Diploma - 28

　　IELTS overall 6.5, reading 6, writing 6, speaking 6, listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

　　TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

　　TOEFL PBT - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 87.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at The University of Queensland. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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World ranking

　　70th / 1250

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