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4 C102 4 D302 4 C302
YEARS (C104) CAMDEN YEARS (D304) CAMDEN YEARS (C304) CAMDEN
DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
(WITH PLACEMENT YEAR) (WITH PLACEMENT YEAR) (WITH PLACEMENT YEAR)

MSci BIOLOGICAL MSci BIOVETERINARY MSci BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES SCIENCES SCIENCES (WILDLIFE
HEALTH SCIENCES)
rvc.ac.uk/mscibiological rvc.ac.uk/mscibioveterinary

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