Veterinary Biosciences
University of Surrey
UCAS Code: D300 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Surrey
UCAS Code: D300 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Overall: ABB-BBB We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. Required subjects: Biology and a second science or mathematics subject. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit - 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit. Required subjects: This must include 15 credits in Biology or Chemistry and 15 credits in another science subject.
Extended Project
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English and Mathematics grade C (4) (or equivalent).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Overall: 33-32 Required subjects: Biology or Chemistry HL5/SL6 and a second science or mathematics subject. GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Overall: DDD-DDM in Applied Science or Animal Management. (please contact us if you are taking a different BTEC).
Scottish Advanced Higher
Overall: ABB-BBB Required subjects: Biology and a second science or mathematics subject. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C
Scottish Higher
A,A,B,B,B-A,B,B,B,B
Overall: AABBB-ABBBB Required subjects: Biology or Chemistry and another science or mathematics subject. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C
T Level
Overall: Distinction overall, with minimum C in the Core Component. Required subjects: Science. GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).
Overall: Pass overall with ABB-BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels. Required subjects: A-level Biology and an A-level in another science or mathematics subject. A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass. GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).
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About this course
**Why choose this course**
-Study a research-led curriculum focused on animal health, where you can select modules tailored to your interests, including animal immunology, animal ecology and animal nutrition.
-Access our £12.5 million Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory, microscopy suites and pathology laboratories to enhance your practical skills and use equipment found in research facilities.
-Gain industry experience through a Professional Training placement, where you could work in one of our partner laboratories across the world.
-Learn from lecturers who are active researchers and apply their findings to your teaching.
**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.
Modules
To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.
Extra funding
The University of Surrey offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support our students, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries for more details.
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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Animal science
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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
Others in veterinary sciences
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After graduation
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Animal science
What are graduates doing after six months?
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Top job areas of graduates
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.
Veterinary microbiology
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Top job areas of graduates
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Others in veterinary sciences
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£33k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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