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Aberystwyth University: Animal Science
| Institution | Aberystwyth University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Department of Life Sciences |
| Web | www.aber.ac.uk |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
The MSc in Animal Science at Aberystwyth University provides you with high quality research-led postgraduate teaching and education. With a strong emphasis on student-centred study, this degree will enable you to pursue your own interests in animal science, whilst also acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for a successful career across the breadth of animal sciences.
On this course, you will study animal science and its application to nutrition, breeding and animal management. This will enable you to be ideally placed to ensure that the demands of production and welfare are appropriately balanced, through the development and implementation of innovative management practices and dissemination of knowledge and advice to practitioners.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry Requirements 2:2 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. Non-graduates will be considered individually based on relevant work experience. English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application. |
| Location | Penglais Campus Penglais Road Ceredigion Aberystwyth SY23 3AR |
Summary
The MSc in Animal Science at Aberystwyth University provides you with high quality research-led postgraduate teaching and education. With a strong emphasis on student-centred study, this degree will enable you to pursue your own interests in animal science, whilst also acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for a successful career across the breadth of animal sciences.
On this course, you will study animal science and its application to nutrition, breeding and animal management. This will enable you to be ideally placed to ensure that the demands of production and welfare are appropriately balanced, through the development and implementation of innovative management practices and dissemination of knowledge and advice to practitioners.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry Requirements 2:2 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. Non-graduates will be considered individually based on relevant work experience. English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application. |
| Location | Penglais Campus Penglais Road Ceredigion Aberystwyth SY23 3AR |
Summary
The course offers you the opportunity of biological, scientific and professional training in the field of Animal Science. The Masters Degree in Animal Science will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pursue leading careers in animal research, development, academia, training, public and private commercial enterprise, advisory work, government agencies and other non-government organisations throughout the world.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2ii Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. European and International applicants can find their grade equivalence on our comparability page. Non-graduates will be considered individually based on relevant work experience. English Language Requirements: If you have a Bachelor's degree from a UK University, you do not need to take an English proficiency test. Non-native English speakers who do not meet this requirement must take a University-recognised test of academic English language proficiency. |
| Location | Penglais Campus Penglais Road Ceredigion Aberystwyth SY23 3AR |
Summary
The course offers you the opportunity of biological, scientific and professional training in the field of Animal Science. The Masters Degree in Animal Science will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to pursue leading careers in animal research, development, academia, training, public and private commercial enterprise, advisory work, government agencies and other non-government organisations throughout the world.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2ii Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. European and International applicants can find their grade equivalence on our comparability page. Non-graduates will be considered individually based on relevant work experience. English Language Requirements: If you have a Bachelor's degree from a UK University, you do not need to take an English proficiency test. Non-native English speakers who do not meet this requirement must take a University-recognised test of academic English language proficiency. |
| Location | Penglais Campus Penglais Road Ceredigion Aberystwyth SY23 3AR |
Master of Research - MRes
Summary
MRes Animal Science provides you with the ideal opportunity to carry out research in a specific area of animal science while studying a selection of taught elements relating to animal science (reproduction, anatomy, immunology, grassland science, nutrition, animal production and genetics). In this way you gain a Masters degree by research but with the opportunity to explore other taught areas of interest in different areas of animal science. Providing you with a high level of research training, the MRes is the ideal stepping-stone for those either considering a PhD in animal science or the wider field of animal/veterinary/biological science as well as positions in research and development.
Working under the supervision of active researchers with expertise in the field, you will develop a year-long animal science research project in the areas of production, reproduction, parasitology, nutrition, cognition or behaviour. You will be mentored in hypothesis-driven experimental design and will receive training in analytical techniques, statistical analysis and the interpretation of results.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry Requirements 2:2 Bachelors (Honours) degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent. Subject to agreement with project supervisor. Non-graduates will be considered individually based on relevant work experience. English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application. |
| Location | Main Site (Aberystwyth) Penglais Campus Penglais Road Aberystwyth SY23 3DD |
Summary
The MRes Animal Science is designed specifically towards those who have a strong interest in the applied biological science of domesticated anminals, and who wish to carry out a more extensive and in-depth research project in this area.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2i Bachelors (Honours) degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject area. Non-graduates may be considered individually based on relevant work experience. |
| Location | Main Site (Aberystwyth) Penglais Campus Penglais Road Aberystwyth SY23 3DD |
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