The Animal Management and Welfare top up degree is tailored for students who wish to develop skills in animal management acquired at level 5 and specialise in an area of the industry of their choosing.
The course encourages students to develop their analytical and critical evaluation skills through the application of behaviour, captive breeding and welfare assessments to enhance animal management for health, welfare, conservation and rehabilitation.
Students will also be able to enhance their practical skills of animal husbandry, behaviour modification, breeding for conservation, animal nursing and welfare improvement.
Student will learn about the essentials of experimental design and data analysis in preparation for their dissertation, in which students will undertake an independent research project to analyse a specific research question/hypothesis.
Students will have the opportunity to study in the on-site Animal Management Centre which is home to over a hundred species of exotic and domestic animals ranging from hamsters, rats and budgies to tenrecs, meerkats and pythons.
Course Details - Modules
YEAR 1 (LEVEL6)
Applied Animal Behaviour and Enrichment (15 credits)
Animal Welfare and Ethics (15 credits)
Undergraduate Major Project (30 credits)
Experimental Design and Analysis (15 credits)
Captive Breeding and Husbandry (15 credits)
Animal Nursing and Rehabilitation (15 credits)
Human-Animal Conflict (15 credits)
Course Details – Assessment Method
YEAR 1 (LEVEL 6)
75% Coursework
25% Undergraduate Major Project
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
D302
Institution code:
P56
Campus Name:
Stamford College
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Animal Management (Animal Behavior and Welfare)
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
EU
8000.0
Year 1
England
8000.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
8000.0
Year 1
Scotland
8000.0
Year 1
Wales
8000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
University Centre Peterborough
Park Crescent
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Peterborough
PE1 4DZ
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