Veterinary Nursing FdSc

Course Overview - Veterinary Nursing FdSc

The Veterinary Nursing foundation degree at Aberystwyth University enables you to study animal health and management topics relating to small animals (dogs, cats, small mammals) and horses, with some reference to large animals. The course combines theoretical and practical learning, with a work placement in a veterinary practice as an integral part of the course.

As the home of the only Veterinary School in Wales (Aberystwyth School of Veterinary Science), we have excellent facilities to support your studies, including a clinical skills lab, research and anatomy laboratorie...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

Main Site (Aberystwyth)

Course Address
Penglais Campus
Penglais Road
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DD

Application Details

Course Code

D31F

Institution Code

A40

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

96

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMM

in a Science subject

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English or Welsh, Mathematics and Science with minimum grade C/4 (or equivalent)

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Aberystwyth University welcomes the Welsh Baccalaureate as a valuable qualification in its own right and considers completion of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate to be equivalent to an A level grade.

A level

C,C,C

with C in Life Sciences

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,000
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