Zoology 2015

Hi all! I sent my UCAS off on Monday and unis have actually been really quick with their offers! I got one from Liverpool John Moores yesterday and one from Queen's Belfast today! Manchester also invited me for an interview in November, I'm so nervous!

When is your interview in Manchester? I have one on the 5th so I might see you there x

Woohoo two offers in a day! Bangor and Aberystwyth!

Mine's 12th Nov!

If you're considering LJMU, let me give you a little insight.

I'm currently living with a group of friends who all study Zoology and they're all in their second year. They really enjoy it and a few of their modules are the same as mine (I study Wildlife Conservation). In each year of zoology, you have five modules to do, the first year has these:

1) Animal Psychology (self explanatory)
2) Genetics & Evolution (basically A Level biology & prehistoric life (fossils etc).
3) Fundamentals of Scientific Research (introduces you on how to analyse statistics in a scientific way)
4) Habitats & Species (I loved this module! Where you go on trips and identify different species, marine and terrestrial)
5) Ecology & Behaviour (mating systems in groups of animals etc)

As for the second year, you will have more of a choice to see which modules you wish to do. You'll have three core modules, and two optional ones. The core ones are:

1) Animal Evolution & Diversity (follow-on from Genetics & Evolution)
2) Control & Perception (follow-on from Animal Physiology)
3) Research Methods for Biosciences (follow-on from Fundamentals)

As for the optional modules that will be available to you, you can choose from:

1) Animal Behaviour & Welfare (self explanatory)
2) Ecology Field Skills (this module includes a self-funded residential field trip for 7 days to Tenerife)
3) Wildlife Forensics (studies the hair molecules and bone structure of various animals)
4) Marine and Freshwater Biology (studies the various marine species such as algae, grasses and lichens)
5) Primate Behaviour (where you'll study primates big and small, locomotive/reproductive/social structures)
6)Wildlife Ecosystem Management (the analysis of various ecosystems and how species communities intervene)

I hope this helps.
:-)

Looking online it looks pretty chilled. I think most people just go in jeans and it's like talks, show rounds and then a 15 minute interview.
I'll let you know when I've had mine if you like x

Hey all, today I got another offer from Liverpool! Just waiting for Newcastle to reply back to me now

Hey everyone, am looking for a bit of advice about going to a Manchester interview. Have had offers from Bristol and Edinburgh for Zoology and been asked for an interview from Manchester but I'm considering withdrawing my application to Manchester as Bristol and Edinburgh are my top choices... Not sure whether it's the best idea in case I change my mind! However, I've applied with deferred entry (so I know I shouldn't technically be asking on the 2015 page!) so I could always re-apply next year if I realise I've made a mistake. Does anyone know if they would see if I'd already applied?
Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!