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MODULES
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Please note that these are indicative modules and may be subject to change. All modules are 15 credits unless noted otherwise.
You can choose from
YEAR
YEAR
YEAR
YEAR
several optional modules
at King’s College London
during your third year.

COMPULSORY MODULES
• Biology of cells COMPULSORY MODULES COMPULSORY MODULES • Research skills
• Research project
• Biodiversity Action Plan
• The basis of disease
• Inheritance, genetics • Ageing and degeneration Dissertation (30 credits) (105 credits)
and evolution • Principles of infectious disease • Research project (30 credits)
• Developmental biology • Control of infectious disease • Interventions
• The moving animal • Wild animal biology • Ecology: Individuals, Populations,
• Integrated physiology I • Research project (30 credits) and Communities
• Integrated physiology II
OPTIONAL MODULES (select 1) OPTIONAL MODULES
• Problem definition and
investigation (including • Imaging of disease • Applied molecular microbiology
first-year research project) • Introduction to ‘One Health’ • Advanced skeletal pathobiology
• Introduction to Animal • Animal behaviour and cognition
Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics • Comparative animal locomotion
(30 credits)
YOUR CAREER
• Development and disease
Our MSci Biological Sciences (WHS) • Omics approach to biology
gives our students groundings in both basic • Endocrine and metabolic
health sciences, and their application in the syndromes
field of wildlife health. Career options are
therefore reflective of these skills. Most of • Parasitology of human and
our graduates go on to pursue careers in veterinary tropical diseases
wildlife management (government agencies • Practical investigative biology
in both developing and developed countries), • Science of animal welfare
wildlife rehabilitation, wildlife related research
(universities, zoological collections)
or zoo management.

“The RVC equips us well with the skills and practice that
will definitely be needed in our careers. I intend to pursue
research in wildlife conservation, so not only are the
practicals a great stepping stone to develop the required
skills, the research projects, presentations and write-ups
are essential towards my goals after graduation. The RVC
provides numerous opportunities for students looking
to network and gain work experience. I’ve already been
working with ZSL London Zoo on behavioural research
studies. Studying at the RVC is truly a remarkable
experience with everyone with the same passion working
towards a common goal alongside you.”
LAURA CHUA
MSci Wildlife Health Sciences
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