The honours programme in Zoology seeks to identify students with research potential. This is primarily a research course with four components contributing provisional marks to the overall assessment. It is carried out under the guidance of an expert committee. Students make oral and written presentations of their thesis proposal, lecture and seminar course and their long-term project results.
Students learn to act independently and also in a team work environment.
They learn research skills, public speaking skills, effective communication, computer skills and undertake library searches. The course controller for honours in Zoology is Dr B. Knott.