My name is Dr Dom Henri, but my students call me Dom
and I'm a senior lecturer in the Zoology programme.
I'm primarily responsible for teaching the conservation
themes to second and third year students, but I'll pop up all over the course.
I'm here to talk to you about why Zoology and why the University of Hull.
The Zoology programme is a modern science course designed by award-
winning educators.
It's taught by lecturers who are passionate about the planet
and the people that live on it.
We want you to be able to take a choice of pathways
from across the bioscience portfolio, be able to take options in
Marine Biology, Genetics, Conservation or Environmental Science.
Fundamentally, our degree is about helping you work out
what you want your next step to be after you graduate.
We work closely with employers to work out what it is
that they want graduates to have and to be able to do.
Whether that's working within animal specific industry such as animal welfare
or conservation, or more broadly within the bio economy and beyond.
Employers want graduates that can apply their learning
to solve real life challenges using skills like teamworking,
critical thinking and employing up to date technology.
Our course is about animals, but we use your enthusiasm
for the natural world to develop key skills in things like communication,
visual design, statistics and coding.
We recognise that Zoology doesn't just happen in a lecture theatre,
in order to really learn, understand and engage with the subject,
you need to be able to go out into the field, to work
in laboratories and computer simulations in order to develop practical skills
that you'll be able to apply after you graduate.