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Did you know that New Zealand’s only mammals were bats and seals, until about 1000 years ago? Animals are fascinating and there is so much to learn about them – the Zoology courses at Otago will blow your mind.
Zoology is the study of animals, their behaviour, their physiology and evolution, as well as their interactions with each other and with their environment. Zoologists also study how animals evolved and the impact of environmental change on their survival. They search for ways to manage wildlife populations, and to conserve rare and endangered species, such as takahe, frogs and tuatara. They study costs and benefits of conservation and ways to enhance species survival.
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A degree in Zoology opens the door to a wide variety of jobs and career options. There are opportunities in government departments and ministries such as the Department of Conservation, and the Ministries of Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry, and Environment. In these areas, Zoology graduates are involved with research, harvest management and pest control, as well as writing reports and developing and monitoring policy. Graduates can find careers where they are responsible for the use and care of our natural resources and environment with Regional and District Councils, Fish and Game Councils and Trust Boards.
There are also jobs for Zoology graduates with Crown Research Institutes (e.g. Landcare, NIWA) and private research organisations (e.g. Cawthron Institute). Zoology graduates are also employed in medical, veterinary and biotechnology laboratories.
There are increasing opportunities to develop careers in eco-tourism as advisers, guides and managers. Some Zoology graduates are working in fisheries and aquaculture with private companies, while others have found jobs as environmental consultants. You may decide that you want to share your interest and knowledge of animals and their environments in a position as a curator, an information officer, or a guide for a museum, nature park or zoo. There are also teaching opportunities for graduates and Zoology is an important major subject for those wishing to become secondary school Biology teachers.
100-level,
BIOL 112 Animal Biology
CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology
STAT 110 Statistical Methods, or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics, 18
200-level,
ZOOL 221 Animal Designs for Living
ZOOL 222 Evolutionary Biology
ZOOL 223 Animal Physiology, 18
300-level, Three of:
ZOOL 313 Environmental Physiology
ZOOL 314 Neurobiology
ZOOL 315 Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
ZOOL 316 Biological Data Analysis and Computing
ZOOL 318 Freshwater Ecology
ZOOL 319 Conservation Biology
GENE 312 Evolutionary Genetics
One further paper from ZOOL 313, ZOOL 314, ZOOL 315, ZOOL 316, ZOOL 318, ZOOL 319, GENE 312, GENE 314, MARI 301, MARI 302, 54
Plus, 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science
ZOOL 316 Biological Data Analysis and Computing, is strongly recommended for students intending to advance to PGDipSci or MSc in Zoology, PGDipWLM, or MWLM, and is required for students intending to advance to BSc(Hons) in Zoology., 180
Total, , 360
