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Vet nursing vs bioveterinary science

i am currently stuck in a decision whether to do vet nursing at harper adams or bioveterinary science at chester and was wondering if anyone could help me decide?

i absolutely love chester's campus but the only thing holding me back is the course content. i like the vet nursing course but i'm just worried that harper adams is too small of a campus like there's not many places for students to hang out/study.

any existing students at either of these unis able to offer advice?

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Reply 1

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Original post by jen.ftv

i am currently stuck in a decision whether to do vet nursing at harper adams or bioveterinary science at chester and was wondering if anyone could help me decide?
i absolutely love chester's campus but the only thing holding me back is the course content. i like the vet nursing course but i'm just worried that harper adams is too small of a campus like there's not many places for students to hang out/study.
any existing students at either of these unis able to offer advice?

I'm not an existing student so I hope someone more knowledgeable can help you out on student experience at each of these unis. My suggestion however, is looking into the courses themselves above everything because this is the degree you will be studying and the qualification you will have at the end of your uni experience. With vet nursing you will become a registered RCVS vet nurse which will give you an immediate qualification to begin working as a veterinary nurse, a rewarding career with its ups and downs. On the other hand, bioveterinary science is a much broader science degree which will not give you an immediate qualification to work in the veterinary field (if that is what you intend on doing). With a bioveterinary degree you get a lot more freedom but you also will most likely have to go into further study, whether that be to become a veterinary professional of some kind or to go into scientific research.
Hope this helps 🙂

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Reply 2

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Original post by jen.ftv

i am currently stuck in a decision whether to do vet nursing at harper adams or bioveterinary science at chester and was wondering if anyone could help me decide?
i absolutely love chester's campus but the only thing holding me back is the course content. i like the vet nursing course but i'm just worried that harper adams is too small of a campus like there's not many places for students to hang out/study.
any existing students at either of these unis able to offer advice?

Hello,

It’s great that you are considering Chester university and like the campus so much, I’m a student at Chester currently and I can definitely recommend it, I’m having a great time!

I’m not studying bio veterinary science unfortunately, but I do know that the science departments at Chester are excellent, so whilst the degree may not be totally aligned to veterinary nursing careers, you will get a super education. Also, Chester university has very strong links to Chester soo - we often have scientists and conservationists from the zoo coming into campus and talking about work being carried out by the zoo, and there are collaborative projects between the zoo and the university that I a, sure you would be able to get involved with. If you send an email to the bio veterinary science department I am certain they would be keen to tell you all about the projects. As well as the external zoo we are also trailblazers for a really exciting new conservation project called Hedgehog Friendly Campus, making Chester one of the first campuses to encourage hedgehogs and other British wildlife to come in. All students can volunteer to help with this and it’s so much fun. So whilst the degree may not be exactly what you are looking for, you will gain some wonderfully unique experience!

Chester has wonderful student support departments, where staff are available to help you with every aspect of academic and pastoral care ranging from accommodation support, finances, learning support, library resource use, it mental health, and academic skills. There is also a great careers and employability department so Chester really does get you ready for life after university as well as while you are a student.

I would suggest you come to visit the university at an open day, if you pop over to the website, you will find all the relevant booking information etc. During the open day you will be able to speak to the staff in the bio veterinary science department, about the course content and your concerns. You can also meet all the student support services in the information fair, which is invaluable as you can have all your personal queries discussed on the same day. Throughout the day students lead tours of the campus and accommodation blocks so you can see what the university is like from the student perspective. The students’ union are also available to tell you all about the clubs and societies you can join as well as the current campaigns. This year the students’ union are really engaged in promoting the student voice so they want ALL students to be heard and their concerns addressed, it means we really do become part of the academic life of the university, not just attendees.

I hope this has helped,
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester