Biological Sciences with Placement Year - BSc (Hons)

Royal Veterinary College, University of London

Our BSc Biological Sciences with Placement Year is a four-year course exploring the basic biological sciences that inform current biomedical research and clinical practice. In addition to the three-year BSc Biological Sciences course, you will spend a placement year working in industry, the charity sector, a government department or a research institute, to develop work place skills and industry expertise.The programme draws on our long history of cutting-edge research that has contributed to advances in human and veterinary medicine, and explores the fundamentals of biological and biomedical science that are needed to understand and develop new therapies for both human and animal diseases.The course will give you a clear and detailed understanding of underpinning physiology and cellular and molecular biology, as well as an insight into disease mechanisms and an appreciation of comparative and integrated approaches to aid diagnosis and treatment in the future.This programme has received Advanced Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology following an independent and rigorous assessment. Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers.

Royal Veterinary College