Bioveterinary Science with Foundation Year

Keele University
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Agriculture and related sciences

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

56 points

About this course

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Bioveterinary Science Keele's Bioveterinary Science BSc explores modern biological and animal sciences with a focus on animal health, disease and veterinary diagnostics. On successful completion of the programme, you will develop the knowledge and skills to work in a variety of exciting and challenging careers. Such careers could include veterinary diagnostic laboratories, bioveterinary and animal science research and development, and public, animal or environmental health.

Why choose this course?

  • Focus on the applications of core bioscience subjects to animal health, disease and diagnostics

  • Study a core laboratory programme delivered in state-of-the-art laboratories with a wide range of final year research projects

  • Our innovative and relevant assessments are designed to foster creativity, leadership and self-reflection

  • Hone your communication skills by presenting your research findings in the context of a realistic research conference experience

  • Our Applied Life Sciences Placement could include research and development at a partner institute or a placement within veterinary diagnostic laboratories

    Our contemporary curriculum will provide you with the core knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the study of animal biology, pathology, diagnostics, and infectious diseases and their control. Building on your knowledge of animal physiology, anatomy, biochemistry and molecular cell biology, you will explore a broad range of bioveterinary issues facing society and discover how scientific research is addressing these problems.

    Throughout the programme you will develop a deep understanding of communicable and non-communicable diseases of major animal species, including wildlife, livestock, birds, and companion and display animals.

    About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

    We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

    Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 56 points

    Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time including foundation year Shown above

    Duration: 4 Years

    Qualification: BSc (Hons)

    Location: Keele

    Full-time including foundation year Shown above

    Duration: 6 Years

    Qualification: Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery – BVetMS

    Location: Keele

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3111 Laboratory technicians
    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
    2112 Biological scientists
    3240 Veterinary nurses
    1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time including foundation year
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Keele
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Agriculture and related sciences

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    Keele University

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