The only specialist course of its kind in the UK, this degree in Zoology with Herpetology provides opportunities to study lizards, frogs, geckos, reptiles and amphibians in captivity and in their natural habitat. You’ll also be exposed to current methods of working with reptiles and amphibians in the UK, and study things such as acoustic communication in frogs, detection of chytrid fungus in amphibians and eDNA detection of newts in ponds.
We are a leading centre for teaching and research in herpetology, particularly venom and toxins, physiological ecology, conservation genetics, and reptilian diseases: our staff have been researching snakes around the world for decades. More recently, their efforts have focused on India, where half of 100,000 global deaths from snakebite occur. They also contributed to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) expert panel on snakebite envenoming.
Extra Notes
•Require minimum of 65% in Standard XII school certificate from recognised central or state boards including 60% and above in Biology • Require minimum 60% or above in English, Maths and Science in Standard X.
Remarks
• 65% in all Central and State Boards (except Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State Boards). • 85% required for students who studied in the state boards of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
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* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.