Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Veterinary Bioscience (Placement Year) (D300)

This course will be based on scientific principles of biology and physiology of animals to understand the mechanisms behind their health and diseases. During the course students will study a variety of subject disciplines, including basic animal health related topics such as nutrition, biotechnology, microbiology, disease sciences and disease control strategies. In addition, students will focus on the global animal health industry, understanding the emergence and transmission of animal diseases, their risk to other animals and humans. Students will spend time in the University's state-of-the-art teaching laboratories, on-campus farm and companion animal house applying skills whilst gaining subject specific knowledge in classroom-based studies. The course will also introduce business management of relevance to working within animal related industries.

As with other Harper Adams University degrees, a key feature of this course is a placement year where students will get an opportunity to work in industry, enabling them to put knowledge into practice, develop their network and discover their future ambitions. In their final year students will build on this experience and conduct a specialist research project.