- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 4 year integrated master degree
- Field
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5โ7 days
Program overview
A four year integrated master specialising in reptiles and amphibians, covering herpetological ecology, survey and identification, conservation of herpetofauna and a research project.
Herpetology as a named undergraduate specialism is genuinely rare in Britain, and Bangor is among the very few universities offering it.
Integrated Masters, Master of Science in Zoology with Herpetology is taught at Bangor University, a public university in Wales with full degree awarding powers. Because the integrated herpetology masters is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the integrated herpetology masters, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the integrated herpetology masters plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the integrated herpetology masters does not support a family move.
Admission to Integrated Masters, Master of Science in Zoology with Herpetology requires Class 12 or equivalent at 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the integrated herpetology masters is recorded at GBP 19,000. Bangor charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the integrated herpetology masters. The integrated herpetology masters lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your the integrated herpetology masters application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year ยท indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits โ with your marks, gap and budget โ is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Class 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 75 with reading 18, writing 18, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 56 with no component below 51; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Work rights: the integrated herpetology masters is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical ยท we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof โ bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused โ our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Herpetologist: research and conservation organisations
- Ecological Consultant: protected species survey
- Conservation Officer: amphibian and reptile programmes
- Collection Keeper: zoos and specialist collections
- Field Researcher: international conservation projects
- Doctoral Study: herpetological research
Reality check: British protected species survey work requires licences for great crested newts and reptiles specifically, so obtain them during the degree.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- โ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857