Zoology is the science of studying and understanding animals living on land, in freshwater or in the sea. It is the branch of biology that covers behaviour, classification, evolution, conservation, distribution, ecology and natural history, but also includes biochemistry and physiology, palaeontology, molecular biology and genetics, and the structure and function of animals.

In the Bachelor of Zoology program, students are able to undertake studies in a range of zoological disciplines including animal behaviour; animal ecology; environmental and comparative physiology; entomology; parasitology and freshwater ecology.

Zoologists are employed by research institutions, CSIRO, local state and federal government agencies, museums, national parks, marine parks, zoological gardens, Antarctic research stations, and as teachers in primary and secondary school among others. Zoologists also are also employed in media organizations (radio, television, social media and print), consultancy firms, aquaculture and biotechnology and animal breeding businesses.