Zoology involves the study of animal anatomy, evolution, ecology and physiology - helping us understand animal behaviour and identify ways to improve animal welfare, and the BSc Zoology with a Year in Industry will help you to develop the knowledge and skills to open up a range of exciting career opportunities. You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, and discussion groups, supported by practical classes and field courses in various natural local habitats such as the spectacular marine coastal ecosystems, freshwater/wetland environments and terrestrial habitats of Gower. You will study in our new laboratories within a state-of-the-art £4.2m science lab facility. The £1.3m Visualisation Centre, which displays and manipulates multi-dimensional information from animal tag monitoring, is unique in the world; and we also have a £1.3m purpose-built 18m catamaran-class survey vessel equipped with state-of-the-art survey and research equipment.Our degrees are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, and Zoology at Swansea is ranked in the top 5 in the UK for student satisfaction with 98% and top in the UK for student voice (National Student Survey 2017).We are 16th in the UK for graduate prospects (Complete University Guide 2018) and the course will give you a wide range of specialist and generic skills that can lead to career opportunities around the world. Zoologists play a major role in conservation but are also likely to influence developments in sectors such as agriculture, marine biology, medicine, public health and veterinary science.You will study in a research-intensive environment - 7th in the UK for Research Excellence (Research Excellence Framework 2014) – and you will learn from academics at the cutting-edge of their fields. Our renowned team includes Professor Rory Wilson, Rolex Laureate and Chief Scientific Consultant behind National Geographic’s Great Migrations, who invented the Daily Diary tag to monitor animal movement and behaviour; and Professor Tariq Butt, who specialises in the bio-control of crops (fungi) and develops products and strategies for pest control. Our experts advised on the Blue Planet II TV series, and our staff also includes Associate Professor Carole Llewellyn, whose innovative algal research is helping provide solutions to global challenges of climate, human health, bioenergy, food security and industrial biotechnology.Teaching excels in such an environment and we are 17th in the UK for teaching quality (Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2018). Swansea University is also ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, which is the highest ranking for teaching in universities. You will spend the third of your four years on an industrial placement, putting your skills into practice and greatly enhancing your employability. It must be taken with a relevant employer or organisation and can be taken either locally, nationally or overseas. The department will provide ongoing support and guidance prior to your placement in year 2 through the pre-placement programme, and whilst you are on placement through regular contact points with staff. The department is working with a number of organisations who are providing a range of placement opportunities. However securing a placement is the responsibility of the student. If you are unable to secure a placement by the end of the second year of your studies you will transfer onto the equivalent 3 year degree programme.“My dissertation looked at the occurrence of freshwater invertebrates in otter spraint; research that lead to an article in The Biologist. I was a member of the Swansea Ecology Research Team (SERT). I then went on to work there producing reliable baseline data on freshwater invertebrates, and helped train und