“Plymouth’s optional placement year really won me over when choosing a course – the flexibility they give you compared to other universities is second to none.”
“It was fantastic to get the experience to design my own research project and to execute it in the field.”
Alex’s award winning photograph of the the bare-hearted glass frog
“Students have worked with every animal – from peacocks and deer to lions and tigers...”
University of Plymouth graduate, Associate Lecturer and Head of the Dartmoor Institute of Animal Science
With access to a custom-built animal science pod at Dartmoor Zoo, BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare students at Plymouth get the chance to study their subjects at close quarters.