Applied Behavioural Science and Welfare, BSc Hons
(subject to validation)
KEY FACTS
UCAS code
Contact Enquiry Unit
0800 005 006
Location
Attendance
3 years full-time (3 days a week)
4 years part-time
Entry requirements
160 UCAS points FROM
EITHER two A-levels at grade C or above
OR a National Diploma at PMM
OR equivalent qualifications in appropriate subjects.
PLUS GCSEs.
• Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications
• Applications from mature students are welcome
Specialist equipment/facilities
These include over 120 species, paddocks with grazing animals and specialist rooms for aquatics, reptiles, invertebrates and small mammals. In addition, we have exotic bird aviaries, a veterinary examination room and a new arctic fox enclosure
Assessment
Assignments, projects, presentations and exams
Career options
Graduates can progress to related MSc or PhD programmes or to management and research posts within the animal industry
This new degree programme focuses on preparing students for career opportunities in the ever popular fields of animal welfare and related behavioural sciences. The programme enhance students' knowledge and understanding of a range of issues, theories and practices associated with the industry, and enables students to apply these principles in the field of companion animals, farm animals and wild animals in captivity.
This programme helps students develop skills in the understanding of behavioural principles and the biological and physiological systems that underpin them. Students explore the multi-faceted world of animal behaviour, with emphasis on the identification and management of problem behaviours in both wild and domestic animal containment systems. A range of options for study tours and field trips are incorporated into each year of the programme.
Aims of the programme
- To provide a comprehensive grounding in animal behavioural science and welfare
- To develop students' understanding and skills in subjects such as anthrozoology, ethics and welfare, and behavioural ecology to enable employment in a wide range of discipline
Content
Year 1
- Animal Science (30 credits)
- Experimental Design and Analysis (15 credits)
- Principles and Practices of Animal Husbandry (15 credits)
- Principles of Management (15 credits)
- Concepts of Animal Behaviour (15 credits)
- Work-Based Learning Project (30 credits)
Year 2
- Breeding Management and Genetics (15 credits)
- Problem Behaviour Management (15 credits)
- Principles of Animal Welfare (15 credits)
- Comparative Anatomy, Adaptation and Evolution (15 credits)
- Applied Animal Welfare (15 credits)
- Animal Cognition and Learning (15 credits)
- Work-Based Learning Project (30 credits)
Year 3
- Applied Animal Nutrition (15 credits)
- Advanced Welfare and Organisations (15 credits)
- Current Issues (15 credits)
- Organisational Studies (15 credits)
- Final-Year Project (30 credits)
- Two 15-credit options from: Anthrozoology and Personal Psychology; Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience; Behavioural Ecology; Advanced Animal Cognition and Behavioural Therapies (30 credits)