Part Time Foundation Degree in Animal Behaviour/Welfare

Foundation Degree in Animal Behaviour/Welfare

• Subject area:Foundation degrees
• Course type:Part time

Course description
This broad-based degree has been developed to give students who are interested in a rewarding career in a range of animal related industries the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful. It is designed for people who are wishing to enter the industry or who are currently working and wish to develop their career potential. It has been written in partnership with the School of Life Sciences at Oxford Brookes University and in consultationwith leading local animal industries. The course will develop themes in animal behaviour and welfare. Modules will include practical units, scientific knowledge and skills, grounding in business principles and will also focus on
the legal and ethical issues related to working with animals. Work placements are an essential part of the course where students will apply theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom to the practical care of animals.
Year 1
Learning and Professional Skills
Practical Animal Husbandry Management
Laboratory Science
Introduction to Business
Animal Welfare
Animal Anatomy ad Physiology
Animal Nutrition
Animals in Society, Law and Ethics
Year 2
Industry-based project
Animal Behaviour
The Internal Business Organisation
Animal breeding
Animal Heath and Disease
Wild Life and Conservation
Exotics and Trade in the Animal Industry
Animal Management and Collections
Final award
Foundation Degree ( Science) in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Additional information
Applications are though UCAS. UCAS code OXFD 66 D300 Fd Sc/ABW.
Fees for 2009-2010 will be £1285. All tuition Fees are payable to Oxford Brookes Unviversity at enrolment. There is an additonal materials and enrichment fee payable to Abingdon and Witney college, this will be in the region of £150.
Code Campus Duration Start date Day(s) Times Fees
EHWE103P. Witney Campus 2 year 1 Sep 2010 Various 9:00am - 5:00pm £1335