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SO MANY WAYS TO WORK

WITH ANIMALS WITH STUDY

AT THE RVC . . .

VETERINARY NURSING

THE COURSE THE ON COURSE EXPERIENCE

2 pathways: • Year one develops knowledge of • Study topics such as academic writing
• 3-year FdSc Veterinary Nursing anatomy and physiology, nutrition, and evidence-based practice, ethics
• 4-year BSc Veterinary Nursing preventative healthcare, behaviour of and animal welfare, regulation and
the healthy animal reflection on your personal development
• Year two moves into clinical modules are incorporated into all years
including diagnostic techniques, • By the end of year-three students
understanding disease, theatre will have completed the required
practice, emergency and critical care 1,800 placement hours to register
and veterinary anaesthesia with the RCVS
• The BSc includes a clinical
research project
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

THE COURSE THE ON COURSE EXPERIENCE

• 3-year BSc or 4-year MSci options • Biological sciences with an animal • Every pathway includes at least
• Different pathways allow specialism and disease research focus one major research project of
in different topics • Employability skills training your choice
• All courses offered with option includes communication, • Each course offers a balance of
of 1-year placement critical thinking and analysis learning via practical laboratory
teaching, on campus teaching and

a minority of online delivery

VETERINARY MEDICINE

THE COURSE THE ON COURSE EXPERIENCE
• 5-year BVetMed • The early years concentrate on anatomy, to clinical problem-solving
• 4-year Graduate Accelerated physiology and husbandry in a variety • The final years are almost entirely
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine of healthy animals and species practically based with opportunities to
• 1-year Veterinary Gateway course • The course goes on to explore the track in some areas of special interest
giving access to the 5-year BVetMed abnormal animal and disease – how
if passed successfully their body systems respond and are • There is also a requirement to
• Chance of Intercalated year most effectively treated undertake placements away from
the RVC in a variety of settings and to
• There is a major emphasis on training spend time in other veterinary practices
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