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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)
www.rvc.ac.uk/mscibiological www.rvc.ac.uk/mscibioveterinary
www.rvc.ac.uk/msciwildlifehealthsciences

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