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INSTITUTION DURATION UCAS CODE CAMPUS
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YEAR)
MSci BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

(WILDLIFE HEALTH SCIENCES)

The MSci in Biological Sciences (Wildlife Health pathogen biology and an introduction to wild animal biology,
as well as carrying out a short wild animal biology focused
Sciences) is an undergraduate integrated master’s research project.
degree, the aim of which is to give you a thorough
foundation in biosciences, with additional training In the third year, in addition to two core wildlife related
modules, you will be able to tailor the direction of your course,
focused on applying these skills to wildlife health. choosing from a programme of advanced study from a range
The overall aim of this course is to produce of optional modules. You will also carry out a longer wildlife
graduates with high levels of understanding about health research project, supervised by a member of academic
staff, during which you will continue to develop your practical,
animal health that are able to apply that to wildlife analytical and reasoning skills as well as communication,
health situations. The course follows the same path teamwork and professional development skills.
as the BSc Biological Sciences (WHS) for the first
three years, diverging with a fourth year designed Following on from the in-depth teaching about the health
and welfare of wild animals in your third year, you will receive
to offer a higher level of research training. training in research methodologies relevant to the study of
wildlife in your fourth year. You will then spend the majority of
your fourth year putting this training into action and developing
COURSE OVERVIEW your own wildlife health research project, with support from
academic staff. The research projects in your second, third
In the first year, you will learn about normal animal physiology
including all major body systems and biological processes. and fourth years are all relevant to wildlife health and this focus
In the second year, you will explore disease processes, aims to make sure that you are ‘work ready’ for a career in a
wildlife setting, either in an academic role or in industry.

3 COMPULSORY MODULES YEAR research project
4
YEAR
• Research skills
• Research project (30 credits)
• Extended
• Biodiversity action plan dissertation (30 credits)
• Applied wildlife health science
(105 credits)
• Ecology: individuals, populations and communities
OPTIONAL MODULES
• Applied molecular microbiology •
• Advanced skeletal pathobiology • Omics approach to biology
Endocrine and metabolic
• Animal behaviour and cognition syndromes
• Comparative animal locomotion • Parasitology of human and
(30 credits) veterinary tropical diseases
• Development and disease • Practical investigative biology
• Science of animal welfare

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