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RVET 4 C102
R84 YEARS (C104) CAMDEN f www.rvc.ac.uk/mscibiological
INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
(WITH PLACEMENT
YEAR)
MSci BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
The MSci in Biological Sciences is an The fourth year involves an extensive and in-depth research
undergraduate integrated master91΄σΙρs degree, project, together with training in advanced research methods.
the aim of which is to prepare you for a PhD or This will build on your knowledge gained from your first three
years and develop your scientific and transferable skills further,
a career in an academic or industrial research making you 91΄σΙρwork ready91΄σΙρ and able to realise your full potential
environment, where you will endeavour to make as soon as you embark on your chosen career path after
advances in human medicine or fundamental graduating from the course.
biological research.
The course will give you a clear and detailed understanding
of the physiology, cellular and molecular biology underpinning
COURSE OVERVIEW health and disease. You will gain an insight into disease
This programme allows you to discover and explore all aspects mechanisms and an appreciation of comparative and integrated
of biological sciences. Modules are structured across the first approaches to aid diagnosis and treatment. The course is
three years of the course to build a broad base of knowledge, particularly suitable for those considering a career in research,
whilst also allowing the opportunity to specialise through providing graduates with the skills and experience required for a
optional module selections and research projects in your successful career in the biosciences.
second and third year.
3 COMPULSORY MODULES (30 credits) YEAR research project
YEAR
4
91΄σΙρ’ Research skills
91΄σΙρ’ Research project (30 or 60 credits)
91΄σΙρ’ Extended
OPTIONAL MODULES
91΄σΙρ’ Critical literature review
(105 credits)
91΄σΙρ’ Advanced concepts
(co-requisite 30 credit
in bio-business
research project)
91΄σΙρ’ Advanced concepts
in reproduction
91΄σΙρ’ Ecology: individuals,
91΄σΙρ’ Applied molecular microbiology 91΄σΙρ’ Development and disease
91΄σΙρ’ Applied wildlife health science populations and communities
91΄σΙρ’ Endocrine and
91΄σΙρ’ Advanced skeletal pathobiology
metabolic syndromes
91΄σΙρ’ Animal behaviour and cognition
91΄σΙρ’ Epidemiology: the bigger picture
91΄σΙρ’ Applied animal welfare 91΄σΙρ’ Infection and immunity (30 credits)
91΄σΙρ’ Comparative animal
locomotion (30 credits) 91΄σΙρ’ Omics approach to biology
91΄σΙρ’ Parasitology of human and
91΄σΙρ’ Comparative models of disease veterinary tropical diseases
91΄σΙρ’ Comparative anatomy
91΄σΙρ’ Practical investigative biology
91΄σΙρ’ Science of animal welfare
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