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Foundation to Human and Animal Health Professions (Veterinary Science) (Year 0)

Entry requirements


This programme is designed for mature students who have typically been out of formal education for some time or who have taken non-traditional qualifications. Please note that we will not consider A-Level students or School Leavers. However, consideration may be given to candidates who studied some time ago. In order to give all applicants an equal opportunity, applicants who have been rejected following an interview will not normally be considered again. Applicants with a previous degree but do not meet criteria for direct entry to the degree programme will be considered if they are returning to education following a break

Mature students who have recently studied an access course (that is not eligible for direct entry) or have work- related qualifications will be considered. Consideration will be given to extenuating circumstances that warrant candidates applying with more recent qualifications on a case-by-case basis.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Grade 6 (B) to include Maths, English Language or Literature single Science to include Biology and /or Chemistry or (dual combined science). Will consider a single sitting GCSE resit. (Think the single sitting GCSE resit has been misunderstood. They can resit anything once but not more – thus they could have two GCSEs at first attempt and have resat 3 others to get them to 5 at grade B. If we have a look at all who have the 5 GCSEs we should pick up all with a reasonable chance of being competitive Pending GCSE grades will not be accepted

Applicants currently studying for International Baccalaureate will not be considered

Applicants currently studying for Irish Leaving Certificate will not be considered

Students currently studying BTEC level 3 will not be considered; BTEC level 2 will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE

Applicants currently studying for Scottish Advanced Highers will not be considered

Applicants currently studying for Scottish Highers will not be considered

Accepted

About this course


Course option

6years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Veterinary medicine

This year 0 programme gives progression to the single honours Veterinary Science programme.

The University of Liverpool, in collaboration with local FE partners, has developed a Year Zero foundation programme for Home/EU students that leads to access onto a variety of vocational Health Studies programmes:

Dentistry
Medicine
Veterinary Science

Students seeking entry to Medicine, Dentistry ot Veterinary Science, will study at Carmel College, St Helens.

Please note that application to this programme is through UCAS (see course codes below), which is specifically targeted at Home/EU mature and non-traditional students who typically have taken a break from studies.

The Uni


Course location:

University of Liverpool

Department:

School of Veterinary Science

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

96%
Veterinary medicine

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Veterinary medicine and dentistry

Teaching and learning

95%
Staff make the subject interesting
96%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
95%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

67%
Library resources
80%
IT resources
86%
Course specific equipment and facilities
81%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
20%
Male students
80%
Female students
2%
2:1 or above
2%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Veterinary medicine and dentistry

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£28,000
med
Average annual salary
98%
low
Employed or in further education
99%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

99%
Health professionals
1%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals

Good news for would-be vets! Almost all graduates get jobs as vets on finishing their courses, and salaries are much better than the average for graduates. In fact, we produce the same number of vets every year than we did 10 years ago (a few hundred) and that means there are signs of shortages in the profession as the population increases. Not surprisingly, many jobs are in rural areas, and vets are much less likely than most other graduates to work in large cities.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Veterinary medicine and dentistry

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£32k

£32k

£36k

£36k

£36k

£36k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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