理学学士（荣誉）-动物学

动物学涵盖了动物生活的方方面面。这个广泛的科学领域在生物技术，遗传学，动物行为与生理学，寄生虫学和生态学的现代发展中起着重要作用。动物学是生物科学以及环境和地球系统科学的核心学科，并且是环境生物学，病虫害管理，水产养殖和渔业等应用领域的基础。学生将学习所有动物生物学，从微观的单细胞形式到复杂的形式，例如鱼类，爬行动物，鸟类和哺乳动物，包括人。它主要涉及活着的物种，描述了超过一百万，尚未描述的物种多达一千万。但是，涵盖3.5亿年进化史的灭绝形式知识也很重要。
Zoology is the scientific study of animals and covers all aspects of animal life. This wide-ranging discipline covers anatomy, animal behaviour, physiology, life cycles and populations.<br><br>Zoology is a core discipline for the biological sciences and for the environmental and earth-system sciences. With wildlife and habitats under continuing pressure, zoology is an important area of study that can have a real world impact. We study how animals shape our planet (such as the formation of coral reefs) and our lives (e.g. the role of parasites) and how animals play important roles in our ecosystems and food security (e.g. pollinators, fisheries & aquaculture). We also study animals because they are increasingly threatened with extinction and zoologists gather data to help inform management decisions to conserve populations.<br><br>Students will learn about all animal biology, from microscopic, single-celled forms to complex forms such as fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. At UCC we focus on many different aspects of animals in marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats, including conservation and management, animal behaviour (in the wild and at the nearby Fota wildlife park), evolution, health and disease, physiology, anatomy, climate change and of course biodiversity. We put a lot of emphasis on providing students with scientific training and transferrable skills including lab, numerical and field skills, so they can evaluate science and help contribute to policy and conservation.