Course Overview
Delivered at our Lackham campus, this course is designed to help you secure the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career within the animal industries.This course offers the opportunity to develop professional standards alongside underpinning knowledge as well as covering a wide scope of topics that will support a range of careers within the industry.The course would also be suitable for applicants interested in a wide range of potential careers e.g. Animal Health, Welfare Officers, Rehoming and Rescue Centres, Technicians, Zookeepers etc.
What will I learn?
Modules covered are likely to include:
Year One:
Anatomy and Physiology
Animal Behaviour in Society
Animal Health and Welfare
Animal Husbandry
Animal Nursing
Animal Nutrition
Business and the Business Environment
Managing a Successful Project
Year Two:
Anthrozoology
Applied Animal Behaviour
Biological Principles
Evolution and Adaptations
Wildlife Conservation
Research Project
Work Experience
Please note:
Modules and course content are subject to change.
You will be required to study one of the two optional modules subject to class size and availability.
Study, Assessment and Qualifications
Assessment across the course includes written assignments e.g. posters, reports and case studies, presentations and seminars.
The emphasis is on assessment coursework but you may have to complete short in class tests / exams to support the completion of criteria and test your understanding within classes.
On successful completion of this course, you will achieve an Higher National Diploma (HND) Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare), awarded by Pearson.
Entry Requirements
At least 4 GCSEs at grade C (4) or above including English and Maths (or equivalent level 2 qualifications) plus one or more of the following:
- 48 UCAS Tariff Points from an appropriate level 3 vocational programme (e.g. BTEC National Diploma).
- A Level 3 Extended Diploma or GCE AS / A Level or a 6 unit Vocational A Level.
- Success in an Access to Higher Education Diploma.
- Formally assessed outcomes acquired through recognised prior learning or experience.
Applications from mature candidates are welcomed and considered on an individual basis.
Where English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent qualification will normally be required.
Applicants without the qualifications specified will be considered based on their ability to study the subject at the required level.
You may be required to attend an interview and you can apply for this programme through UCAS.
The UCAS institution code for this programme is W74.
The UCAS course code for this programme is AM01.
Don't quite reach the entry criteria? You can still apply to do this course on completion of our Access to Higher Education course.
Additional Costs and Information
For some trips or visits, there may be additional charges that apply which you will be made aware of when and if appropriate.
The Office for Students (OfS), the new independent regulator for Higher Education in England, has confirmed that the college is successfully registered as a provider for Higher Education and that students are eligible for funding and student support from Student Finance England. Please visit www.officeforstudents.org.uk for more information.
Katrina is a highly-skilled and knowledgeable wildlife expert and is the Programme Lead on the College’s HNC and HND Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) course.
Katrina joined the College in 1998 as a part-time lecturer and technician within the Animal Centre at our Lackham campus. Since then, she has taught a wide range of subjects and levels within the animal care and land-based departments. She specialises in animal anatomy and physiology, animal behaviour, research projects and animal diversity and evolution.
While working at the College, Katrina completed a Masters (Sc) degree in Behavioural Ecology at the University of Bristol, becoming one of the first part-time Masters students in her area of study at the university. Her thesis concerned the visual abilities of woodland birds. She previously studied Zoology at the University of Wales, Swansea. Read more...
