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RVET 3
R84 YEARS C100

INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE
BSc Biological Sciences

C100

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

The BSc Biological Sciences course offers a unique programme of research, unrivalled teaching
and some of the best practical facilities in the UK. The programme draws on our long history of
cutting-edge research that has contributed to advances in human and veterinary medicine, and
explores the fundamentals of biological and biomedical science that are needed to understand
and develop new therapies for both human and animal diseases.

COURSE OVERVIEW
The course will give you a clear and detailed understanding of The course explores the basic biological sciences that inform
underpinning physiology and cellular and molecular biology, as current biomedical research and clinical practice. Biological
well as an insight into disease mechanisms and an appreciation Sciences is a hands-on course, and includes extensive practical
of comparative and integrated approaches to aid diagnosis and and small-group teaching, as well as opportunities for lab
treatment in the future. placements.You will be exposed to cutting-edge research in
comparative physiology and medicine, livestock production and
health, and animal welfare science and ethics.

WORK PLACEMENTS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS
You will carry out investigative research projects in the second industry expertise that will sit alongside the knowledge you gain
and third years of the course, and have the opportunity to undertake throughout your course. Please note that you will need to find
an industry-based placement after year 2 (BSc Biological Sciences your own placement but support and guidance will be given, as
with Placement Year), see page 38-39 for more information. The well as tutorial support throughout your placement year. Internal
industry-based placement involves an additional year based at an research projects will be conducted at the RVC, with supervision
employer where you can focus on developing work place skills and from a member of academic staff.

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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