BSC (HONS) VETERINARY BIOSCIENCES

Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

What you will study

In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to veterinary biosciences, including biochemistry, cell biology, principles of evolution, molecular biology and 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, you’ll 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 nutrition and food microbiology, and study animal and plant ecology.

In your third year, you’ll study animal infectious diseases, exploring prevention and control strategies and their impact on public health and safety, in addition to veterinary immunology, gaining an insight into comparative immunology between animal species specificities and exploring their immune responses. You’ll also select four modules, exploring topics such as animal behaviour, animal diversity, epidemiology of infectious diseases and food security.

You’ll also complete a research project, bringing together all the practical, analytical, and presentation skills you’ve developed. Recent projects include:

Investigating the nutritional, behavioural, and environmental factors influencing the welfare of Asian small-clawed otters and Amur tigers in European zoos
Investigating the contributing factors associated with canine osteoarthritis
Pre-clinical evaluation of a novel vaccine against malaria.
Why choose this course?

Study a research-led curriculum focused on animal health, where you can select from optional modules on topics including animal behaviour, biodiversity, environment and sustainability, pharmacology, and pathology and medicine.
Take the opportunity to get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements.
Access our £12.5 million Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory and state-of-the-art Veterinary Pathology Centre to enhance your practical skills, and use equipment found in research facilities.
Learn from lecturers who are actively researching areas such as animal and human immunology, ecology and conversation, vaccine development, antimicrobial resistance, animal nutrition, and chronobiology, and apply their findings to their teaching.
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

With a veterinary biosciences degree, you could work in:

- Animal health and disease
- Animal nutrition
- Biological sciences
- Ecology and conservation
- Public health
- Veterinary research.

Veterinary biosciences careers include:

- Animal health officer
- Animal nutritionist
- Conservation officer
- Laboratory manager
- Research scientist
- Teacher
- Veterinary physiotherapist.