Animal Management, BSc Hons
KEY FACTS
UCAS code
D300 H BSc/AniMgt
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 programme's variety of courses and practical work help produce multi-skilled graduates who are able to gain employment within many areas of the animal industry.
Students' learning is further enhanced by visits and talks from some of the industry's leading organisations. Hadlow College has close links with the Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Kent, as well as the Sussex Wildlife Trust, Association of British Wild Animal Keepers and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Throughout the programme there will be opportunities to see a variety of differerent management practices through a range of field trips. Past trips have included a study tour at Jersey Zoo, whale watching in Tenerife, and conservation trips to Mauritius and South Africa.
Aims of the programme
- To provide a comprehensive grounding in animal management, welfare andconservation, whilst addressing the underpinning knowledge of the applied animal sciences
- To develop a comprehensive understanding and application of a broad number of key disciplines related to animal management, such as nutrition and behaviour
Content
Year 1
- Cell Biology (Anatomy and Physiology) (15 credits)
- Laboratory and Field Techniques (15 credits)
- Animal Husbandry (15 credits)
- Animal Behaviour (15 credits)
- Anatomy and Physiology (15 credits)
- Principles of Conservation (15 credits)
- Principles of Management (30 credits)
Year 2
- Breeding Management and Genetics (15 credits)
- Animal Health (15 credits)
- Animal Welfare (15 credits)
- Comparative Anatomy, Adaptations and Evolution (15 credits)
- Principles of Nutrition (15 credits)
- Animal Enterprise Management (15 credits)
- Two 15-credit options from: Problem Behaviour Management; Global Biodiversity and Conservation Issues; Exotic Collection Management; Animal Disease Management (30 credits)
Year 3
- Current Issues (15 credits)
- Organisational Issues (15 credits)
- Advanced Animal Nutrition (15 credits)
- Animal Welfare Issues (15 credits)
- Project (30 credits)
- Two 15-credit options from: Wildlife and Habitat Conservation; Field Biology; Advanced Animal Nursing Techniques; Advanced Animal Behaviour (30 credits)