BSc (Hons) Veterinary Biosciences with professional training year

Study a research-led curriculum focused on animal health, where you can select modules tailored to your interests, including animal behaviour, animal ecology and animal nutrition. Study a research-led curriculum focused on animal health, where you can select modules tailored to your interests, including animal behaviour, animal ecology and animal nutrition. In your first year, youll study topics that are fundamental to veterinary biosciences, including biochemistry, cell biology, evolutionary origins of biodiversity, genetics, microbiology, and veterinary anatomy and physiology, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree. During your second year, youll get the option to learn about the pathogenesis of major human diseases, gain an understanding of endocrinology, including the role of individual hormones, delve deeper into animal evolution and comparative biology, and study animal and plant ecology. In your third year, youll study animal infectious diseases, exploring the approaches to controlling these and the impact these have on human health and safety, in addition to veterinary immunology, unpicking the anatomy of various animal species and exploring their immune responses. Youll also select four modules, exploring topics such as animal behaviour, animal diversity, epidemiology of infectious diseases and food security.

A-level Overall: BBB. Required subjects: Biology at grade B and a second science (including Geography) or Mathematics. Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent). Foundation year: A-level CCC (or equivalent) to include one Science A-level. GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade C(4) (or equivalent). International Baccalaureate Overall: 32. Required subjects: HL5/SL6 in Biology or Chemistry and a second science or Mathematics. GCSE or equivalent: English and Maths HL4/SL4. IELTS Academic - 6.5 Overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element. TOEFL iBT - 88 Overall with Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 19.