Program Overview

The MSc in Equine Science at Aberystwyth is a long established, internationally recognised course and will provide you with research-led, high quality postgraduate teaching and education, allowing you to acquire the advanced subject knowledge and professional skills to enter the top careers in the equine industry and related professions. Throughout this course, you will be able to use a multidisciplinary approach to explore collaborations with veterinarians, scientists and industrial partners, and you will learn about the latest scientific advances and their application to horses. You will encounter many opportunities to develop as a reflective, autonomous researcher, with a wide and expert understanding of both animal, in particular equine, biology and its applications.

This course places a strong emphasis on student-centred study in order to hone your skills in original thought, analysis, interpretation and reasoning, as well as encouraging you to pursue your own specific areas of interest. Equine science and physiology along with its application to practice will be core themes running throughout the course.

Why study with us?

• The Institute of Biological, Rural and Environmental Sciences at Aberystwyth University is the longest-established provider of equine related higher education in the UK. Our MSc in Equine Science was established in 1978
• IBERS has an internationally renowned reputation for teaching and research in equine science
• IBERS has an equine teaching yard and is the only dedicated and fully licensed equine research yard in UK outside of veterinary colleges
• You will have the opportunity to attend conferences with lectures from international equine science experts
• You will undertake a challenging course taught by enthusiastic, helpful and research-active staff, and further enhanced by contributions from expert equine experts and academics, many of whom are of international renown
• Our joint submission with Bangor University to the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) 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