Bristol Veterinary School

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  • Meat Science and Technology
    • Full-time option
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    • Core skills module
    • Research projects
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Projects

• Bristol Cats Study
• CLAWS Feline Welfare Study
• Bristol Pecking Program
• Bristol Equine Welfare Project

Full-time option

A 12-month course comprising a combination of mandatory and optional modules (20 credits each) and a 5 month research project (40 credits):

Core skills 1

• Biochemistry & meat quality
• Animal Welfare

                Animal production*

                Meat hygiene & public health*

                Meat processing*

                Poultry production & processing*

Core Skills II

• Research project

 

* optional modules

 

Factory visits form an integral part of the teaching programme

The modules are taught in two-week blocks beginning in October; the project is carried out over the summer. Each module carries 20 credit points, whilst the project carries 40 credits, leading either to a Postgraduate Certificate (PgC, 60 credit points, a Postgraduate Diploma (PgD. 120 credit points) or an MSc degree (180 credit points). Most of our students register either for an MSc or a Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) depending on their academic background (see entry requirements). Diploma students undertake the same programme of modules as MSc students but do not complete a project.

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