The aim of the course is to: -provide students with a thorough knowledge of the diversity of the animal kingdom and an understanding of how that diversity arose through a research-led-and-informed curriculum; - enable students to graduate with practical laboratory and fieldwork skills, critical problem solving skills, and excellent communication skills; -harness the unique attributes of UNE's location nationally and internationally and access to a unique fauna, unmatched online education experience, and above-world class research credentials to provide undergraduate students with a holistic education within zoology; - prepare students for further study or employment across the wide range of disciplines within which zoology is critical; provide broad understanding of zoology for students who do not aspire to continue with employment in the area; and -instil students with an appreciation of the many facets that make up zoological sciences.

Completion of secondary school comparable to Australian Year 12 or equivalent academic achievement. IELTS: minimum score of 6.0, with no subscore less than 5.5 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 79 (writing 22) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 57 with no score less than 50