.this four-year course includes an integrated foundation year, after which the syllabus follows that of the standard three-year course, bsc agriculture with animal science (53c8). alongside aberystwyth university’s credentials in agriculture, you will benefit from expert teaching by active researchers and from a range of well-equipped teaching and research laboratories. your specialism in animal science will cover aspects of nutrition, reproductive physiology, animal health, and animal breeding, as well as emerging animal biotechnologies. aberystwyth is surrounded by a great diversity of farmland and agricultural terrain. the 800 hectare commercially managed university farms provide the setting for your practical learning. this is supplemented by field visits to farms and agricultural and food businesses throughout the uk that are industry leaders in innovation and technical expertise, which will reinforce your academic learning. our staff the majority of teaching staff in the department of life sciences are qualified to phd level and are research active. vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. the department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.