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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)
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, and for in biosciences, with further
will endeavour to make advances other biological, biomedicine and specialisation into aspects of biology
in human medicine. veterinary-related careers. required by wild animal professionals.

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

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