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INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
(WITH PLACEMENT
YEAR)
MSci APPLIED COURSE OVERVIEW

BIOVETERINARY The fourth year, which contains the industry placement, will
build on your knowledge gained from your first three years
RESEARCH and develop your scientific and transferable skills further,
making you ‘work ready’ and able to realise your full potential
as soon as you embark on your chosen career path once
graduating from the course.
With a focus on research methodology
and critical analysis the MSci Applied The programme draws on our long history of cutting-edge
research programmes which have contributed to advances
Bioveterinary Research course aims in human and bioveterinary related medicine, and explores

to prepare you for a PhD or a career the fundamentals of bioveterinary, biological and biomedical
science that are needed to understand and develop new
in an industrial or academic research therapies for both veterinary and human diseases. The
environment with a focus on animal course will give you a clear and detailed understanding of
underpinning physiology and cellular and molecular biology,
biology and disease by providing you as well as an insight into disease mechanisms and an
with an industry placement in the fourth appreciation of comparative and integrated approaches to aid
diagnosis and treatment in the future.
year. Our MSci Applied Bioveterinary
Research course holds Advanced You will engage in extended research projects and receive
training in advanced research methodology and critical
Degree Accreditation by the Royal analysis, to prepare you for careers in academic, clinical,

Society of Biology, highlighting its or industrial settings.
potential to educate the life science WORK PLACEMENTS AND
leaders and innovators of the future. RESEARCH PROJECTS

As well as research projects studied throughout your
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS second and third years, the MSci programme’s fourth
year is dedicated to a large research project. Throughout
We welcome applications from students with a wide range of this research experience, you will be challenged by, and
qualifications. For a complete list of academic qualifications stimulated to challenge, the currently accepted wisdom in
and English Language requirements for this course, please see bioveterinary sciences.
pages 48-49.
It is important to note that you will be responsible for
COURSE COSTS applying for your placement, and you will be supported in
this activity.
UK tuition fees: £9,250*
International tuition fees: £22,670* You will have the option to take a sandwich placement year
Placements/sandwich year: £1,850* after year 2 in a workplace gaining skills and experience
relevant to your degree whilst earning an MSci Applied
* 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. Bioveterinary Research with Placement Year. See page 28-29
for more information.
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