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3 C301 4 C103 4 D303
YEARS YEARS YEARS

DURATION UCAS CODE DURATION UCAS CODE DURATION UCAS CODE
BSc Biological MSci Applied MSci Applied
Sciences (Wildlife Biological Bioveterinary

Health Sciences) Research Research
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 a placement year. Find out more
about both courses here about both courses here about both courses here
www.rvc.ac.uk/bscwildlifehealthsciences www.rvc.ac.uk/appliedbiological www.rvc.ac.uk/appliedbioveterinary
CAMPUS: Camden CAMPUS: Camden CAMPUS: Camden

The BSc in Biological Sciences (Wildlife The MSci in Applied Biological With a focus on research methodology
Health Science) is an undergraduate Research is an undergraduate, and critical analysis, the MSci Applied
degree, the aim of which is to give you integrated Master’s degree with an Bioveterinary Research course aims
a thorough foundation in biosciences, industry placement in the fourth year, to prepare you for a PhD or a career in
with further specialisation into aspects the aim of which is to prepare you research, where you will strive to explore
of biology required by wild animal for a PhD or a career in an industrial the development of new therapies for
professionals. The overall aim of this or academic research environment, both human and veterinary diseases.
course is to produce graduates with with a focus on human and veterinary
high levels of understanding about medicine, prevention and treatment. The fourth year, which contains the industry
animal health that are able to apply that placement, will build on your knowledge
to wildlife health situations. This degree The fourth year, which contains the industry gained from your first three years and
is delivered together with the Zoological placement, will build on your knowledge develop your scientific and transferable
Society of London. gained from your first three years and skills further, making you ‘work ready’ and
develop your scientific and transferable
In the first year, you will learn about skills further, making you ‘work ready’ and able to realise your full potential as soon
normal animal physiology including able to realise your full potential as soon as you embark on your chosen career path
all major body systems and biological once graduating from the course.
processes. In the second year, you will as you embark on your chosen career path
explore disease processes, pathogen once graduating from the course. The programme draws on our long history
biology and an introduction to wild animal of cutting-edge research programmes
biology, as well as carrying out a short wild This course draws on our history of cutting-
animal biology focused research project. edge research into human and veterinary which have contributed to advances in
medicine that has contributed to advances human as well as veterinary medicine, and
In the third year, in addition to two core explores the fundamentals of biological
wildlife related modules, you will be able in the prevention and treatment of
to tailor the direction of your course, diseases. You will study the fundamentals and biomedical science that are needed to
choosing from a programme of advanced of biological and biomedical science that understand and develop new therapies for
study chosen from a range of optional is needed to understand and develop new both human and veterinary diseases. The
modules. You will also carry out a longer therapies and treatments for human and
wildlife health research project, supervised course will give you a clear and detailed
by a member of academic staff, during veterinary diseases. The course will give understanding of underpinning physiology
which you will continue to develop your you a clear and detailed understanding of and cellular and molecular biology, as well
practical, analytical and reasoning skills underpinning physiology and cellular and as an insight into disease mechanisms
as well as communication, teamwork and molecular biology, as well as an insight into
professional development skills. disease mechanisms and an appreciation and an appreciation of comparative and
The compulsory third year modules will of comparative and integrated approaches integrated approaches to aid diagnosis
give you in-depth teaching about the to aid diagnosis and treatment in the future. and treatment in the future.
health and welfare of wild animals, as You will have the option to undertake a
well as providing experience in wildlife You will have the option to undertake a
research. The projects in your second, work placement year after year 2. You are work placement year after year 2. You are
and third years are relevant to wild animal responsible for finding your placement responsible for finding your placement
biology and this focus aims to make sure and we support you in this activity.
that you are ‘work ready’ for a career in a and we support you in this activity.
wildlife setting, either in an academic role
or in industry.
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