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RVET 4
R84 YEARS D303

INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE
MSci Applied Bioveterinary Research

D303

This course is also offered with a placement year.
Find out more about both courses here f www.rvc.ac.uk/appliedbioveterinary
CAMPUS: Camden

With a focus on research methodology and critical analysis the MSci Applied Bioveterinary Research
course aims to prepare you for a PhD or a career in an industrial or academic research environment with
a focus on animal biology and disease by providing you with an industry placement in the fourth year.
Our MSci Applied Bioveterinary Research course holds Advanced Degree Accreditation by the Royal
Society of Biology, highlighting its potential to educate the life science leaders and innovators of the future.

COURSE OVERVIEW
The fourth year, which contains the industry placement, will build therapies for both veterinary and human diseases. The course
on your knowledge gained from your first three years and develop will give you a clear and detailed understanding of underpinning
your scientific and transferable skills further, making you ‘work physiology and cellular and molecular biology, as well as
ready’ and able to realise your full potential as soon as you embark an insight into disease mechanisms and an appreciation of
on your chosen career path once graduating from the course. comparative and integrated approaches to aid diagnosis and
treatment in the future.
The programme draws on our long history of cutting-edge
research programmes which have contributed to advances in You will engage in extended research projects and receive
bioveterinary related medicine as well as humans, and explores training in advanced research methodology and critical
the fundamentals of bioveterinary, biological and biomedical analysis, to prepare you for careers in academic, clinical,
science that are needed to understand and develop new or industrial settings.

WORK PLACEMENTS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS

As well as research projects studied throughout your second and You will also have the option to take a sandwich placement
third years, the MSci programme’s fourth year is dedicated to a year after year 2 in a work place gaining work-place skills and
large research project. Throughout this research experience, you experience relevant to your degree whilst earning an MSci
will be challenged by, and stimulated to challenge, the currently Applied Bioveterinary Research with Placement Year.
accepted wisdom in bioveterinary sciences. It is important to note See page 38-39 for more information.
that you will be responsible for securing your placement, and the
college will support you in this activity.
COURSE COSTS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

UK tuition fees: £9,250* We welcome applications from students with a wide range of
International tuition fees: £21,090* qualifications. For a complete list of academic qualifications
Placements/sandwich year: £1,850* and English Language requirements for this course, please see
* Tuition fees are subject to change. Fees listed are representative of entry in 2022 pages 58-59.
and should be used as a guide only. See page 102 for more information.
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