MSc Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law

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    MSc: 12 months full-time

Masters Degree Description

  • Learn with the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine (IBAHCM), a grouping of top researchers who focus on combining ecology and evolution with more applied problems in animal health.
  • Taught by research-active staff using the latest approaches in understanding and responding to animal welfare-related issues, legislation related to use of animals, and both theoretical and applied ethics.
  • Develop valuable skills in:
    • quantitative methods
    • sequence analysis
    • conservation biology
    • epidemiology
    • practical approaches to assessing biodiversity.
  • Our strong ties between veterinarians and ecologists are a unique strength, offering training opportunities spanning both fundamental and applied research.

Entry Requirements

At least a 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent (e.g. GPA of 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject. Professional experience may be taken into account.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Students are exposed to potential work places and can make valuable contacts with professionals in the welfare community.

Where possible this is a two-way exchange in which communities are offered help with any issues they have and for which assistance may be provided in finding a solution (e.g. through independent research projects, supervised by university staff).

This is also an option open to other courses and could benefit the students in the long-term as well as give the university valuable connections with the wider community.

Students from this programme have gone on to a very wide variety of graduate roles in academia and the labour market across the UK and also in Europe.

Job titles include:

  • animal technician
  • locum vet nurse
  • animal carer (horses)
  • veterinary meat hygiene inspector
  • agricultural officer for regional government
  • canine carer

Other graduates have progressed to PhDs in veterinary medicine and science.

Module Details

Core courses
Animal Ethics and Law
Animal Welfare Science
Assessment of Animal Well-Being
Key Research Skills
Term 2: Optional courses
Animal Identification
Care & Enrichment of Captive Animals
Conservation Genetics
Economic tools for conservation
Geographic Information Systems for Ecologists
Molecular Epidemiology and Phylodynamics
Core MSc component

AWSEL Independent Project

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