Bioveterinary Sciences Study Abroad Programme

At The Royal Veterinary College, our Study Abroad Programme offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a cutting-edge research environment, whilst cementing their knowledge in the scientific processes of the Biosciences sphere.

The Programme

The course content on offer will depend on the Semester in which you plan to attend the RVC. All of the available modules, excluding Animal Behaviour and Welfare, take place during one Semester. This will either be before Christmas (September – December) or in the Semester before Easter, usually January – March/April.

You cannot take a module outside of the Semester in which it is offered at the RVC. For example, if you are interested in taking ‘Advanced Concepts in Bio Business’, you would attend the RVC after Christmas.

A typical Study Abroad Semester will comprise of one full module and one project. You will be able to combine two half modules, where possible, in lieu of one of our whole module offerings.

Study Abroad modules

Our Study Abroad modules are as follows.

For descriptions of each module see Module options or click on the module name.

September Semester

Module	Full/Half	Prerequisites
Comparative Animal Locomotion	Full	None
Advanced Reproduction & Development	Full	Basic reproduction and developmental biology
Advanced Skeletal Pathobiology	Full	Basic Anatomy
Practical Investigative Biology*	Half
Parasitology of Human & Veterinary Tropical Diseases	Half	Basic Parasitology
Endocrine & Metabolic Syndromes	Half	Basic Cell Biology
Genetics In Action	Half	Basic Genetics

*Before term begins - early September

January Semester

Module	Full/Half	Prerequisites
Infection and Immunity	Full	Basic Microbiology and Immunology
Advanced Concepts in Bio-Business	Full	None
Wild Animal Biology	Full	None

Both Semesters

This module cannot be taken in one semester due to timetabling

Module	Full/Half	Prerequisites
Animal Behaviour and Welfare	Full	None

Of the courses listed above, all module choices will be taught at our Camden Campus, except for Comparative Animal Locomotion and Animal Behaviour and Welfare, which are based at our Hawkshead Campus.

Term 1 – Course Schedule

Course	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Comparative Animal Locomotion (F)	X				X
Advanced Reproduction and Development (F)			X	X
Advanced Skeletal Pathobiology (F)			X	X
Parasitology of Tropical Human and Veterinary Diseases (H)	X
Endocrine and Metabolic Syndromes (H)					X
Genetics in Action (H)		X
Animal Behaviour and Welfare (2)				X

Term 2 - Course Schedule

Course	Mon	Tue	Thu
Infection and Immunity (F)	X	X
Wild Animal Biology (H)		X
Advanced Concepts in Bio-Business (H)			X
Animal Behaviour and Welfare (2)			X

Key: (F) Full Module / (H) Half Module / (2) Taught over two terms

Study Abroad Project

The project is usually completed over the duration of one Semester at the RVC. You should also be completing one full module or two half modules concurrently with the research project.

See Project Options for examples of the depth and range of research projects on offer to students at the RVC

Vacation Research Projects

All of our Vacation Research Projects will be administered independently of the Study Abroad framework. Further information on the opportunities available will be advertised from February 2012.

Study Abroad Student Experience

Kelsey In London. If you would like to learn more about our Study Abroad Programme from a student's perspective please view Kelsey Goode: Study Abroad Experience.

Course Fees

The course fees for the Study Abroad Programme are as follows:

Full Module	£1,830
Project	£2,020

There will be an additional one-off Study Abroad set-up fee, which will total £100.

Accommodation

We will assist you in finding accommodation for the duration of your stay at The Royal Veterinary College.

Further Information

If you have any questions or queries regarding our Study Abroad opportunities, please send them to studyabroad@rvc.ac.uk.

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