Animal Science BSc Honours
UCAS Code: C305
(3 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- ACE1011 Applied Domestic Animal Physiology
- ACE1012 Domestic Animal Physiology
- ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics
- ACE1017 Micro-Computing and Data Analysis 1
- ACE1020 Man’s Uses of Animals
- ACE1021 Animal Health
- ACE1027 Animal Behaviour Methodology
- BIO1004 Microbiology 1
- BIO1019 Introductory Biochemistry for Biologists
Optional modules
You take 20 credits of the following optional modules:
- ACE1014 British Agriculture
- ACE1030 Man’s Uses of Plants
- ACE1033 Introduction to Agribusiness Management
- BIO1001 Cell Biology 1
- BIO1002 The Animal Kingdom
- BIO1005 Evolution
- MKT1000 Essentials of Marketing
Other optional modules may also be available.
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
- ACE2025 Animal Breeding
- ACE2026 Communication Skills for Animal Scientists
- ACE2028 Animal Feed Science and Technology
- ACE2030 Micro-Computing and Data Analysis 2
- ACE2031 Animal Parasitology
- ACE2034 Introduction to Immunology
- BIO2012 Molecular Genetics and Mammalian Biochemistry
- BIO2013 Animal Behaviour
Optional modules
You choose 40 credits from the following list:
- ACE2019 Grassland
- ACE2021 Ruminant Livestock
- ACE2029 Agriculture and the Environment
- ACE2033 Equine Studies
- ACE2035 Companion Animals
- ACE2043 Non-ruminant Livestock
- ACE2057 Zoo Animal Science and Management
- ACE2059 Nutrient and Metabolism
- BIO2007 Vertebrate Biology
- BIO2014 Animal Physiology
- BUS2000 Human Resource Management
- MKT2000 Global Marketing Environments
- NCL2007 Career Development for Second Year Students
Other optional modules may also be available.
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
- ACE3046 Animal Science Issues
- ACE3047 Animal Health Conference
- ACE3050 Animal Nutrition and Growth
- ACE3055 Domestic Animal Biochemistry
Optional modules
You take 30 credits of the following optional modules:
Either:
Or:
You then select two modules relating to either companion animals (including cats, dogs and horses and other less common pet species ) or cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.
Either:
Or:
Finally, you choose two of the following optional modules:
- ACE3022 Animal Welfare and Environment
- ACE3039 Rural Enterprise Diversification
- ACE3040 Animal Product Quality and Marketing
- ACE3067 Climate Change and Land Use
- BIO3001 Animal Ecophysiology
Other optional modules may also be available.
