MSC Animal Science [D310]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Master of Science scheme - available from 2011/2012

Duration 1 year

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (40 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
BRM1620

Infection and Immunity

BRM5820

Animal Breeding and Genetics

Year 1 Options

Research Skills Options: Choose 20 credits from the list below

Semester 1
BRM0200

Frontiers in the Biosciences

BRM4800

Field and Laboratory Techniques

MAM5120

Statistical Concepts, Methods and Tools

Semester 2
BRM0220

Frontiers in the Biosciences

BRM0920

Hot Topics in Parasite Control

BRM4820

Field and Laboratory Techniques

Year 1 Options

Livestock Options: Choose 20 or 40 credits from the modules below (Equine Nutrition and Livestock Nutrition modules are mutually exclusive)

Semester 1
BRM0300

Livestock Nutrition

Semester 2
BRM0320

Livestock Nutrition

BRM5120

Grassland Science

BRM5420

Livestock Production Science

Year 1 Options

Equine Options: Choose 20 or 40 credits from the modules below (Equine Nutrition and Livestock Nutrition modules are mutually exclusive)

Semester 1
BRM5300

Equine Nutrition

Semester 2
BRM5220

Equine Reproductive Physiology and Breeding Technology

BRM5320

Equine Nutrition

BRM6220

Understanding Equine Action: from Anatomy to Behaviour

Part 2 Rules

Year 1 Core (60 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 3
BRM3560

Dissertation