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Biological Science (Wildlife Health Science) with Placement Year at Royal Veterinary College, University of London - UCAS

Course summary

The MSci in Biological Sciences (Wildlife Health Science) is an undergraduate integrated Master’s degree, the aim of which is to give you a thorough foundation in biosciences, with further specialisation into aspects of biology required by wild animal professionals. The overall aim of this course is to produce graduates with high levels of understanding about animal health that are able to apply that to wildlife health situations. The course follows the same path as the BSc Biological Sciences (WHS) for the first three years, diverging with a fourth year designed to offer a higher level of research training. In addition to the the four-year MSci course, you will undertake a placement year, usually in your third year, to develop work place skills and industry expertise. This degree is delivered together with the Zoological Society of London.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
C304
Institution code:
R84
Campus name:
main site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bsc-biological-science#tab-entry-requirements

Additional entry requirements

Health checks

Enrolment will be subject to passing an Occupational Health assessment.


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7No less than 6.5 in each component is required

Acceptable alternatives to IELTS can be found on our website:

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-requirements


Student Outcomes

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65%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £26200* Year 1
England £9250* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250* Year 1
Scotland £9250* Year 1
Wales £9250* Year 1
Channel Islands £9250* Year 1
International £26200* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Biological Science (Wildlife Health Science) with Placement Year at Royal Veterinary College, University of London - UCAS