**WHY CHOOSE THIS DEGREE?**
- Three year full-time programme includes LANTRA Veterinary Nursing Occupational Standards
- Combine 1,800 hours of work placements with college study to gain practical skills and underpinning theory
- Gain realistic experience in our purpose built Veterinary Nursing Centre equipped to represent a contemporary veterinary practice
- Excellent rate of graduate employment
**What will I learn?**
The programme has a firm science foundation, including the specialist nursing, behaviour and research skills needed to develop industry-relevant knowledge. You will also gain valuable industry insight through visits, guest speakers and work placements.
You will learn through a combination of lectures, laboratory sessions, practical work in veterinary practice along with guided and independent work. You will have the opportunity (subject to demand) to participate in animal training and behaviour and large animal handling. A study tour is also available to South Africa or Costa Rica in the third year of the programme.
**Where can I go from here?**
After successfully completing the course and 1,800 hours of work placement, you can register as a Veterinary Nurse (subject to ‘fitness to practice’ guidelines of the RCVS). You could also continue study on the final year of a relevant BSc (Hons) programme such as the BSc (Hons) Animal Management, BSc (Hons) Applied Animal Behaviour or BSc (Hons) Zoo Biology Top-ups offered at University Centre Sparsholt.
Sparsholt graduates are employed in small animal practice, equine practice and referral hospitals and have the skills needed to work in research, the pharmaceutical industry, laboratories, zoological/wildlife parks and in education.
Course Details - Modules
YEAR 1
• Analytical And Diagnostic Techniques
• Animal Husbandry, Inheritance And Disease
• Functional Anatomy
• Industrial Experience
• Practice Organisation And Personal Development Planning
• Principles Of Veterinary Nursing
YEAR 2
• Application Of Veterinary Nursing Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Pharmacology
• Surgical Theatre Practice And Anaesthesia
• Veterinary Nursing Industrial Placement
YEAR 3
• Animal Behaviour
• Applied Industrial Research
• Recent Advances In Animal Health
• Veterinary Nursing Clinical Skills
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment is through a combination of coursework, including laboratory investigations, assignments and presentations and, for the elements of the Professional Syllabus, closed book examinations. Whilst on placement you will also complete a Nursing Progress Log to evidence practical competencies and on your return to college you will undertake a practical clinical examination.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Veterinary Surgeons, Royal College of
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:
D311
Institution code:
S34
Campus Name:
Main Site
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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
Three 'A' Level passes including two at grade C or above. One 'A' level grade C should be in a life science.
A Merit profile in a relevant Access course with 45 credits at Level 3, with Science units at Merit.
25 points with HL Biology at 4. good grades in MYP English, Maths and Science.
We also accept the following City & Guilds Diploma:
• C&G Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080) - DMM in a relevant pathway;
• C&G Extended Diploma - Merit with 6 units at Distinction
Plus five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including Maths, English and Science.
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
6.0 overall, with a minimum 5.5 in any band
PTE Academic
61.0
Cambridge English Advanced
Score 169-175 (FCE grade B; CAE level B2)
We will also accept the following qualifications from EU students: GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above; IGCSE English (as a first or second language) at grade C/4 or above; AS or A level English Language or English Literature; International Baccalaureate (English A or B syllabus or English Literature Standard or Higher level) grade 4.
