Program Overview

The MSc in Animal Science at Aberystwyth University provides you with high quality research-led postgraduate teaching and education. With a strong emphasis on student-centred study, this degree will enable you to pursue your own interests in animal science, whilst also acquiring the knowledge and skills needed for a successful career across the breadth of animal sciences.

On this course, you will study animal science and its application to nutrition, breeding and animal management. This will enable you to be ideally placed to ensure that the demands of production and welfare are appropriately balanced, through the development and implementation of innovative management practices and dissemination of knowledge and advice to practitioners.

Throughout this course you will be able to use a multidisciplinary approach to explore collaborations with veterinarians, scientists and the industry, learning about the latest scientific advances in the field of animal science. You will encounter many opportunities to develop as a reflective, autonomous researcher, with a wide and expert understanding of both animal biology and its applications, and how to ensure that the demands of production and animal welfare are appropriately balanced.

Why study MSc Animal Science at Aberystwyth University?

• The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has an internationally renowned reputation for teaching and research in animal sciences
• Opportunity to attend conferences with lectures from international animal science experts
• Undertake a challenging course taught by enthusiastic, helpful and research-active staff, and further enhanced by contributions from experts and academics, many of whom are of international renown
• Our joint submission with Bangor University to the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) displayed that 78% of our research is world-leading or internationally excellent, and 97% of our research is internationally recognised
• 76% of our joint submission to the most recent Research Excellence Framework was judged as world-leading in terms of research impact