Veterinary Biosciences,BSc

Why study Veterinary Biosciences at Aberystwyth University?

• You will be taught and mentored by veterinary surgeons and world-class veterinary scientists.
• Our collaboration with the Wales Veterinary Science Centre and other organisations allows you to understand the wider veterinary field.
• The University has over 800ha of farmland, including lowland and upland sheep farms, a 300 cow dairy herd, intensive and extensive beef production systems, and an equine centre.
• All students have access to our fantastic modern laboratories, dissection rooms and microscopy suites on campus.
• This degree is very much 'hands on' with practicals involving molecular, cellular, anatomical and behavioural aspects of veterinary health.
• Learn and live in an exceptional environment where you will have marine, moorland, mountain, grassland and coast right on your doorstep.

International Opportunities

If you’re feeling adventurous, why not take the chance to study abroad during your degree? We have exchange agreements with universities in Europe, USA, Canada, and elsewhere, so you can apply to spend all or part of your 2nd year studying veterinary biosciences overseas. You’ll miss Aberystwyth, but you’ll love the new perspectives that international study can bring!

Our Staff

The majority of teaching staff in the Department of Life Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active. Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.

UCAS Tariff 128 - 104

A Levels ABB-BCC with B in Biology

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh, Science and Mathematics

BTEC National Diploma:
DDD-DDM in a specified subject

International Baccalaureate:
30-28 with 5 points in Biology at Higher Level

European Baccalaureate:
75%-65% overall with 7 in Biology

English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

Employability is embedded across all of our teaching at Aberystwyth University.

In a growing market where graduates with skills and specialist knowledge in the Veterinary Biosciences area, our graduates seek employment in the following:

• veterinary research
• charity advocacy (e.g. RSCPA)
• research in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industry
• teaching
• civil service.

Many students have processed to further training in:

• veterinary Medicine training
• postgraduate research (PhD, MRes, PGCE).

What work opportunities could I participate in whilst studying?

Our Year in Employment Scheme (YES) has permitted our students to obtain exciting and rewarding placements with number of employers including Queenholme Equestrian and Chester Zoo.

Find out about the various opportunities that our Careers Service offers. Enhance your employability prospects with our Year in Employment Scheme.