Veterinary Biosciences
Hartpury University
UCAS Code: D300 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Hartpury University
UCAS Code: D300 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
ABB or equivalent from at least two full A Levels, to include Biology and Chemistry. A grade A must be achieved in either Biology or Chemistry.
128 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma. This must include 15 level 3 credits at Distinction in Biology and 15 level 3 credits at Distinction in Chemistry.
128 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, from at least two Highers at H6 or above. This must include Biology and Chemistry.
128 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology and Chemistry at H1.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject.
128 UCAS tariff points from at least two Advanced Highers, to include Biology and Chemistry at B or above.
UCAS Tariff
128 UCAS tariff points, to include Biology and Chemistry.
About this course
**Develop your knowledge and skills in animal biological sciences with this degree. Prepare to apply for a veterinary medicine/surgery degree in the future or an exciting career within the wider veterinary industry including veterinary laboratory and animal management environments.**
If you want to study an animal biology course with a focus on topics related to animal health and disease, this degree is for you. You'll develop your expertise in animal health and disease, biochemistry, parasitology, microbiology and how different aspects of the veterinary industry work together to have a positive impact on animal health and welfare. Engage with subject experts, including practising veterinary professionals, within our team at Hartpury and visiting external speakers.
Work with a range of species in our on-site animal collection, commercial farm and large equine centre to experience handling and working with animals. These experiences will be part of your course and there is also opportunity for you to select additional external experience as part of our modules.
Gain practical experiences and apply theory to practice as you get hands on in our dissection, science and microbiology laboratories, learning more about health assessment and management in a range of species. Investigate notifiable and zoonotic diseases, and understand more about how laboratory diagnostic tests work alongside other diagnostic methods.
Modules
Our modules are developed regularly to reflect student and industry demands, ensuring you’re well prepared to enter skilled employment on graduation. Due to the specific demands of applying for and studying veterinary medicine, all modules on this course are compulsory.
Modules include: Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal Genetics, Animal Health and Disease, Animal Nutrition, Introduction to Biochemistry, Professional and Academic Skills in Animal Biology, Animal Disease and Parasitology, Animal Microbiology, Animal Production, Animal Therapy, Biochemistry and Toxicology, Pathology, Professional Experience in the Animal Sector, Advanced Animal Microbiology, Applied Research Project, Epidemiology, Immunology and Animal Disease, Investigative Skills for the Successful Undergraduate, Pharmacology.
Modules are sometimes subject to change.
For more information, please visit https://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/courses/undergraduate/bsc-hons-veterinary-biosciences/
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About 70% of the UK's land area is given over to agriculture, so this is a subject representing an important part of the country's economy. Typical starting jobs for graduates in agriculture include agricultural science, farming and farm management, but graduates also go into other areas, such as the horticulture trade, auctioneering and conservation. Agriculture graduates are also in increasing demand for one of the hardest-to-fill jobs in the country - surveying. Jobs for agriculture graduates are often in rural areas - in 2016, areas like Essex, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Kent were all important for agriculture graduates.
Animal science
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These stats refer to the prospects for graduates from both general animal studies courses and those for particular animals (such as equine science). Graduates don't generally get jobs as vets when they graduate; much the most common jobs tend to be roles caring for animals, such as veterinary nurses. Some of these jobs are not currently classified as professional level occupations, but in reality, you need a degree to get these jobs (and probably always have done), and graduates in them report that they got the jobs that they wanted. So the stats you see might not completely represent just how useful these degrees are for getting into animal care careers.
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Animal science
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