Veterinary Biosciences at Aberystwyth University

Veterinary Biosciences is a course dedicated to the biology underpinning veterinary medicine. You will explore the biology of farm animals, horses, and companion animals. This degree programme will also provide a suitable pathway to a veterinary medicine course, with other exciting career options including veterinary laboratory diagnostician, nutritionist or animal health researcher.

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 100ha of farmland, including lowland and upland sheep farms, a 500 cow dairy herd, intensive and extensive beef production systems, 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!

Employability

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.