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YEARS YEARS YEARS

DURATION UCAS CODE DURATION UCAS CODE DURATION UCAS CODE
BSc Animal Biology, BSc Biological BSc Bioveterinary
Behaviour Welfare Sciences Sciences
and Ethics This course is also offered with This course is also offered with

This course is also offered with a placement year. Find out more a placement year. Find out more
about both courses here
about both courses here
a placement year. Find out more www.rvc.ac.uk/biologicalsciences www.rvc.ac.uk/bioveterinarysciences
about both courses here CAMPUS: Camden CAMPUS: Camden
www.rvc.ac.uk/bscabbwe
CAMPUS: Camden/Hawkshead
The BSc Biological Sciences course The BSc Bioveterinary Sciences course
Are you interested in why animals offers a unique programme of is a unique blend of the biological
behave the way they do? Would you research, unrivalled teaching and sciences relating to animals, the way
enjoy using biology to understand some of the best practical facilities in they work, their health, their diseases
animal bodies and minds? Do you want the UK. The programme draws on our and their relationships with humans.
to improve animal welfare in ways that long history of cutting-edge research This course aims to equip you with the
really work? Then this is the course that has contributed to advances latest skills for a range of careers in
for you. Animal welfare is at the heart in human and veterinary medicine,
of RVC’s mission, and it is a growing, and explores the fundamentals of veterinary science, as well as in STEM
multi-disciplinary field of science. biological and biomedical science that and non-STEM industries. You will be
The BSc Animal Biology, Behaviour, are needed to understand and develop taught by a range of skilled scientists
Welfare and Ethics course builds on our new therapies for both human and and clinicians with extensive experience
international reputation in this field. animal diseases. of animal disease and research. The
course uses comparative and integrated
On this degree you will start with The course will give you a clear and approaches to provide understanding
fundamental biology about how animal detailed understanding of underpinning of fundamental physiology and disease
cells and bodies work, both when physiology and cellular and molecular mechanisms, in order to improve
healthy and during disease. As you biology, as well as an insight into disease veterinary and human health in the future.
specialise, you will increasingly use mechanisms and an appreciation of
science to understand animal behaviour comparative and integrated approaches to You will require ambition to succeed
and welfare, and learn how to use in the veterinary field and a desire to
evidence to make your own ethical aid diagnosis and treatment in the future. improve animal health and welfare. We
evaluations about animal use in society. The course explores the basic biological demand high levels of motivation and,

Part of the final year will be devoted to sciences that inform current biomedical in return, promise a rich and rewarding
your own major research project on animal research and clinical practice. Biological experience during your time with us.
behaviour or welfare, to be supervised Sciences is a hands-on course, and You will have the option to undertake a
by an expert on the subject and carried includes extensive practical and small- work placement year after year 2. You are
out either at the RVC or with one of our group teaching, as well as lab placements. responsible for finding your placement
partners, such as at an animal-related You will be exposed to cutting-edge and we support you in this activity.
establishment. To date our student projects research in comparative physiology and
have covered companion, farm, zoo, lab medicine, livestock production and health,
and sports animals. This experience builds and animal welfare science and ethics.
upon a 6-week animal behaviour/welfare You will have the option to undertake a
research project in the second year. You
will have the option to undertake a work work placement year after year 2. You are
placement year after year 2. You are responsible for finding your placement
responsible for finding your placement and and we support you in this activity.
we support you in this activity.

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