Animals, Conservation, Wildlife & Zoology Degrees in Victoria in 2025

A number of universities in Victoria offer a range of courses in animal science, marine biology, veterinary nursing, conservation studies, and wildlife & zoology. A number of these undergraduate courses are listed below, but for a comprehensive list of all similar courses offered by universities and TAFE institutions, browse VTAC.

INSTITUTION	COURSE NAME	VCE PREREQ’S	MAJOR STUDIES IN 2025
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ATAR: 60.70 (Melbourne) ATAR: 67.20 (Geelong) ATAR 52.25 (Warrnambool) ATAR: 76.40 (Melbourne) ATAR: 65.15 (Geelong)	Environmental Management and Sustainability	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	Applied data analytics (minor only), Environmental science (Sustainability science, Ecology, Social science, Research methods, Mapping, Policy, Planning and impact assessment), Global engagement (minor only), Indigenous studies (minor only), Sustainability (Environmental Management, Water, Waste, Climate, Nature conservation, Parks, Bushfire, Catchments, Coasts, Sustainable communities)
	Marine Science		Global engagement (minor only), Indigenous studies (minor only), Marine science (Biology, Chemistry, Modelling, Coastal processes, Mapping, Marine biology and ecology), Ocean, fisheries and aquaculture sciences (Geelong), Sustainable marine management (Warrnambool).
	Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology)		Applied data analytics (minor only), Conservation management (Mapping, Bushfire, Conservation, Land, Policy, Vegetation, Natural resource management, Plant ecology), Environmental science (Biology, Botany, Ecology, Ecosystem), Global engagement (minor only), Indigenous studies (Online, minor only), Wildlife (Park and wilderness management, Fieldwork).
	Zoology and Animal Science		Animal science (Evolution, Diversity, Biology, Navigation, Welfare, Animals and climate change, Conservation genetics, Physiology), Applied data analytics (minor only), Indigenous studies (minor only), Zoology (Ornithology, Animal behaviour and communication, Wildlife disease, Ecology).
FEDERATION UNIVERSITY ATAR: 52.60 (Berwick) ATAR: 53.80 (Gippsland) ATAR: 60.15 (Mt. Helen)	Bachelor of Science		Biochemistry, Biological Science, Brewing, Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental restoration, Food science, Geoscience, Laboratory bioscience, Medical science, Microbiology, Veterinary wildlife science.
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY ATAR: 60.30 (Melbourne) ATAR: 57.25 (Melbourne) ATAR: 55.75 (Melbourne) ATAR: 68.65 (Melbourne) ATAR: 65.35 (Melbourne) ATAR: 75.10 (Melbourne)	Animal and Veterinary Biosciences	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	Animal and Veterinary Biosciences.
	Biological Sciences		Biochemistry, Botany, Ecology, Genetics, Human physiological sciences, Microbiology, Zoology.
	Biological Sciences (Zoology Major)		Zoology.
	Science	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.	Applied cybersecurity, Artificial intelligence, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Crop science, Data science, Ecology, Genetics, Human physiological sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Pharmaceutical science, Physics, Psychological science, Statistics, Zoology.
	Veterinary Nursing	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry or any Mathematics.	Veterinary nursing.
	Wildlife and Conservation Biology	Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.	Wildlife and Conservation Biology.