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RVET           3         C100
           R84          YEARS       (C101)       CAMDEN                       f  www.rvc.ac.uk/biologicalsciences

         INSTITUTION   DURATION    UCAS CODE      CAMPUS
                                  (WITH PLACEMENT
                                      YEAR)
        BSc BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES



        The BSc Biological Sciences offers a unique           COURSE OVERVIEW
        programme of research, innovative teaching            The course will give you a clear and detailed understanding
        and some of the best practical facilities in the      of underpinning physiology and cellular and molecular
        UK. The programme draws on our long history           biology, as well as an insight into disease mechanisms and an
        of cutting-edge research that has contributed         appreciation of comparative and integrated approaches to aid
        to advances in human and veterinary medicine          diagnosis and treatment in the future.
        and explores the fundamentals of biological           The course explores the basic biological sciences that inform
        and biomedical science that are needed to             current biomedical research and clinical practice. Biological
        understand and develop new therapies for both         Sciences is a hands-on course, and includes extensive
        human and animal diseases.                            practical and small-group teaching, as well as opportunities for
                                                              lab placements. You will be exposed to cutting-edge research
                                                              in comparative physiology and medicine, livestock production
                                                              and health, and animal welfare science and ethics.






        MODULES  – YEARS 2 & 3 are the same for both BSc and MSci


        You can choose from several optional modules at King’s College London during your third year.
        Please note that these are indicative    YEAR         COMPULSORY MODULES
        modules and may be subject to
        change. All modules are 15 credits                      • The basis of disease
        unless stated otherwise.                                • Ageing and degeneration
        1                                        2  • Research project (30 credits)
                                                                • Principles of infectious disease
               First Year modules are
                                                                • Control of infectious disease
               the same for all Biological
                                                                • Principles of pharmacology
               Pathways.  Please see page
               33 for a list of first

               year modules.
                                                              OPTIONAL MODULES (select 1)
                                                                • Applied pharmacology
                                                                • Imaging of disease
                                                                • Introduction to ‘One Health’
                                                                • Introduction to Animal Behaviour,
                                                                Welfare and Ethics






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