Part-Time BSc (Hons) APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND WELFARE
Bachelor's degree
In Kent
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Kent
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Duration
3 Years
Providing a comprehensive grounding in a wide range of issues, this qualification will prepare you for career opportunities in the popular fields of animal welfare and related behavioural sciences. You will develop an understanding of the theories, practices and skills needed to work within the industry and apply this knowledge in the field of companion animals, farm animals and wild animals in.
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About this course
160 UCAS points: 2 A levels at Grade C or above or a National Diploma at PMM or equivalent in appropriate subjects.
Additional Experience
Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications.
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Course programme
Providing a comprehensive grounding in a wide range of issues, this qualification will prepare you for career opportunities in the popular fields of animal welfare and related behavioural sciences. You will develop an understanding of the theories, practices and skills needed to work within the industry and apply this knowledge in the field of companion animals, farm animals and wild animals in captivity. At the end of the course you will have a solid grasp of the different behavioural principles as well as the biological and physiological systems which underpin them.
UCAS Course Code: CD13 H BSc/AABSW1
Entry Requirements
160 UCAS points: 2 A levels at Grade C or above or a National Diploma at PMM or equivalent in appropriate subjects.
Additional Experience
Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications.
Location
Hadlow
Course Duration
Full time: 3 years, 2 days per week. Part time: 4 years, 1 1/2 day per week.
Course Content
Year 1
- Animal science
- Experimental design and analysis
- Principles and practices of animal husbandry
- Principles of management
- Concepts of animal behaviour
Year 2
- Breeding management and genetics
- Problem behaviour management
- Principles of animal welfare
- Comparative anatomy adaptation and evolution
- Applied animal welfare
- Animal cognition and learning
Year 3
- Advanced welfare and organisations
- Current issues
- Project
A choice of:
- Advanced animal cognition and behavioural therapies
- Behavioural ecology
- Anthrozoology and personal psychology
- Psychopharmacology and neuroscience
Assessment Method
Coursework (written assignments, projects and presentations) as well as examinations.
Progression Routes
Successful students may progress onto a related MSc or PhD programme, or into a wide range of management and research posts within the industry.
Specialist Equipment Needed
Protective clothing, footwear and wet weather clothing as well as overalls will be required.
Part-Time BSc (Hons) APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND WELFARE