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INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
(WITH PLACEMENT
YEAR)
BSc ANIMAL BIOLOGY, COURSE OVERVIEW

BEHAVIOUR, WELFARE The course builds on the scientific excellence of our BSc
Biological Sciences programme and specialist topics are
AND ETHICS taught by experts from our outstanding Animal Welfare Science
and Ethics group.
On this degree you will start with fundamental biology about
how animal cells and bodies work, both when healthy and
Are you interested in why animals behave during disease. As you specialise, you will increasingly use
the way they do? Would you enjoy using science to understand animal behaviour and welfare, and learn
how to use evidence to make your own ethical evaluations
biology to understand animal bodies and about animal use in society.

minds? Do you want to improve animal During the course, you will explore animal behaviour in terms
welfare in ways that really work? Then of its evolutionary history, the animal’s cognition and sensory
processes, and its genetic and environmental triggers.
this is the course for you. Animal welfare
Animal welfare is about mental as well as physical health, so you
is at the heart of RVC’s mission, and will learn techniques from neuroscience, psychology, physiology

it is a growing, multi-disciplinary field and more, as well as information about real-world animal welfare
scenarios. This evidence is used to inform legislation and ethical
of science. This course builds on our decision-making, so you will use logical frameworks and debate
international reputation in this field. to draw your own informed conclusions about what is ‘right’.
During this programme, you will develop practical skills in a
range of field and laboratory techniques to address fundamental
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS biological questions in animal behaviour and welfare. You will
study welfare and behaviour across a range of species including
We welcome applications from students with a wide range of farm, companion, wild, laboratory and zoo animals.
qualifications. For a complete list of academic qualifications
and English Language requirements for this course, please see Part of the final year will be devoted to your own major research
pages 48-49. project on animal behaviour, welfare or ethics, to be supervised
by an expert on the subject and carried out either at the RVC
or with one of our partners, such as at an animal-related
COURSE COSTS establishment. To date our student projects have covered
companion, farm, zoo, lab and sports animals. This experience
UK tuition fees: £9,250* builds upon a 6-week animal behaviour/welfare research project
International tuition fees: £22,670* in the second year.
Placements/sandwich year: £1,850*
* Tuition fees are subject to change. Fees listed are representative of entry in
2023 and should be used as a guide only. See page 90 for more information.

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