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INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
(WITH PLACEMENT
YEAR)
MSci BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

(WILDLIFE HEALTH SCIENCES)

The MSci in Biological Sciences (Wildlife Health In the second year, you will explore disease processes,
pathogen biology and an introduction to wild animal biology,
Sciences) is an undergraduate integrated master’s as well as carrying out a short wild animal biology focused
degree, the aim of which is to give you a thorough research project.
foundation in biosciences, with additional training In the third year, in addition to two core wildlife related
focused on applying these skills to wildlife health. modules, you will be able to tailor the direction of your course,
The overall aim of this course is to produce choosing from a programme of advanced study from a range
graduates with high levels of understanding about of optional modules. You will also carry out a longer wildlife
animal health that are able to apply that to wildlife health research project, supervised by a member of academic
staff, during which you will continue to develop your practical,
health situations. The course follows the same path analytical and reasoning skills as well as communication,
as the BSc Biological Sciences (WHS) for the first teamwork and professional development skills.
three years, diverging with a fourth year designed
to offer a higher level of research training. Following on from the in-depth teaching about the health
and welfare of wild animals in your third year, you will receive
This degree is delivered in collaboration with training in research methodologies relevant to the study of
the Zoological Society of London. wildlife in your fourth year. You will then spend the majority of
your fourth year putting this training into action and developing
your own wildlife health research project, with support from
COURSE OVERVIEW academic staff. The research projects in your second, third
and fourth years are all relevant to wildlife health and this focus
In the first year, you will learn about normal animal physiology aims to make sure that you are ‘work ready’ for a career in a
including all major body systems and biological processes.
wildlife setting, either in an academic role or in industry.

3 COMPULSORY MODULES YEAR Research Project
4
YEAR
• Research skills
• Research project (30 credits)
• Extended
• Biodiversity Action Plan Dissertation (30 credits)
• Applied Wildlife Health Science
(105 credits)
• Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities
OPTIONAL MODULES
• Applied molecular microbiology •
• Advanced skeletal pathobiology • Omics approach to biology
Endocrine and metabolic
• Animal behaviour and cognition syndromes
• Comparative animal locomotion • Parasitology of human and
(30 credits) veterinary tropical diseases
• Development and disease • Practical investigative biology
• Science of animal welfare

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