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YEARS YEARS YEARS

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

This course is also offered with This course is also offered with Health Sciences)
a placement year. Find out more a placement year. Find out more
about both courses here about both courses here This course is also offered with
www.rvc.ac.uk/mscibiological www.rvc.ac.uk/mscibioveterinary a placement year. Find out more
CAMPUS: Camden CAMPUS: Camden about both courses here
www.rvc.ac.uk/msciwildlifehealthsciences
The MSci in Biological Sciences The MSci in Bioveterinary Sciences is CAMPUS: Camden
is an undergraduate integrated an undergraduate integrated Master’s
Master’s degree, the aim of which degree, the aim of which is to prepare The MSci in Wild Animal Biology is an
is to prepare you for a PhD or a you for a PhD or a career in an academic undergraduate integrated Master’s degree,
career in an academic or industrial or industrial research environment, for the aim of which is to give you a thorough
research environment, where you example within the biotechnology or foundation in biosciences, with further
specialisation into aspects of biology
will endeavour to make advances in pharmaceutical industries, and for other required by wild animal professionals.
human and veterinary medicine. biological, biomedicine and veterinary-
related careers. This degree is delivered together with
This programme allows you to discover and the Zoological Society of London.
explore all aspects of biological sciences. This programme focuses on developing your In the first year, you will learn about
Modules are structured across the first knowledge, analytical skills and practical normal animal physiology including
skills. Modules are structured across the first
three years of the course to build a broad three years of the course to build a broad all major body systems and biological
base of knowledge, whilst also allowing the base of knowledge, whilst also allowing the processes. In the second year, you will
opportunity to specialise through optional opportunity to specialise through optional explore disease processes, pathogen
module selections and research projects in module selections and research projects in biology and an introduction to wild animal
your second and third year. your second and third year. biology, as well as carrying out a short wild
animal biology focused research project.
The fourth year involves an extensive and The fourth year, which comprises an in-
in-depth research project, together with depth research project, will build on your In the third year, you will be able to choose
the future direction of your course by
training in advanced research methods. knowledge gained from your first three years following a programme of advanced study
This will build on your knowledge gained and develop your scientific and transferable chosen from a range of optional modules.
from your first three years and develop skills further, making you ‘work ready’ and You will also carry out a longer wild animal
your scientific and transferable skills able to realise your full potential as soon as biology research project, supervised
further, making you ‘work ready’ and able you embark on your chosen career path by a member of academic staff, during
to realise your full potential as soon as you after graduating from the course. which you will continue to develop your
embark on your chosen career path after The course will deliver the underpinning practical, analytical and reasoning skills
graduating from the course. knowledge of animal health and disease, as well as communication, teamwork and
The course will give you a clear and where you will gain a better understanding professional development skills.
detailed understanding of underpinning of current fundamental research questions In the third and fourth years you will be
physiology and cellular and molecular in biology and applied biomedical and given in-depth teaching about the health and
biology, as well as an insight into disease bioveterinary sciences, and you will be welfare of wild animals, as well as receiving
mechanisms and an appreciation of exposed to cutting-edge fields of research training in research methodologies relevant
comparative and integrated approaches to in comparative physiology and medicine, to the study of wildlife. The research projects
in your second, third and fourth years are all
livestock production and health, and
aid diagnosis and treatment in the future.
animal welfare science and ethics. The relevant to wild animal biology and this focus
You will have the option to undertake a course is particularly suitable for those aims to make sure that you are ‘work ready’
work placement year after year 2. You are considering a career in research. for a career in a wild animal biology setting,
responsible for finding your placement You will have the option to undertake a either in an academic role or in industry.
and we support you in this activity. work placement year after year 2. You are You will have the option to undertake a
responsible for finding your placement and work placement year after year 2. You are
we support you in this activity. responsible for finding your placement and
we support you in this activity.
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