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UndergraduateCourse summary
What Makes This Course Unique?
- Part‑time blended top‑up degree course – attend on site for 6, week‑long block weeks and follow additional activities to continue your learning remotely in between.
- Our living collection – use our extensive facilities to carry out innovative research as part of your course on a wide range of industry‑led projects including novel species ethological studies, cognitive and human‑animal interactions research. Students can utilise the state‑of‑the‑art kennels which are licensed for up to 40 dogs on a day care or full board basis and our cattery for practical training and behaviour observations, as well as our Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre which is home to a variety of small mammals and exotic species to widen the range of species to work with
- Delivered by staff who are active in the field, as clinical animal behaviourists, ABTC assessors and members of the relevant behaviour and clinician societies, publishing regularly on topics of animal cognition, behaviour and welfare.
- Behavioural observations of a variety of species
- Safe training practices with different species
- Conduct welfare assessments
- Contribute to live research projects, such as goat animal interactions, canine communication comprehension and feline cognition.
- Research dissertations that address real‑world animal science problems
- Field‑based assignments allow you to showcase your skills to employers
- A range of presentation types and written assignments that develop key graduate skills such as communication expertise.
- Working with charities such as Dogs Trust and Blue Cross
- Undertaking animal care and welfare research for wildlife charities and laboratory institutes
- Self‑employed as feline/canine behaviourist
- Pushing the frontiers of animal behaviour research by working in postgraduate education such as Master’s and Doctoral level degrees.
Modules
LEVEL SIX – YEAR ONE Animal Communication Learning and Training, Ethology Domestication and Anthrozoology, Mechanisms of Behaviour, Ethics Welfare and Law. LEVEL SIX – YEAR TWO Human Psychology and Clinical Practice, Dissertation and Data Analysis.
Assessment method
You will showcase your knowledge through a combination of written assignments, case studies, seminar presentations and constrained assessments. At Level 6 the Dissertation module will prove your skills within the field of research and we encourage students to present this work to other organisations.
How to apply
To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
We welcome applications from international students who have permissions to study on a part-time course. For further details on the English language requirements, visa requirements and student life, please see our website https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/international/.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - Not accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - Not accepted
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - Not accepted
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - Not accepted
T Level - Not accepted
Diploma of Higher Education, FdSc or HND in a relevant subject, plus GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above (or level 2 equivalents).
Additional entry requirements
Other
GCSE Maths and English @ Grade C/4 or above (or level 2 equivalents)
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Overall score of 6.0 with minimum scores of 5.5 in any of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.ielts.org/about-ielts/ielts-for-migration/united-kingdom |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Pass in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.trinitycollege.com/qualifications/SELT/UKVI |
| PTE Academic | 60 | Minimum score of 60 or higher in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) www.pearsonpte.com/selt-tests/pte-academic-ukvi |
We will also accept the following qualification: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - minimum score of 33/50 in each of Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening (CEFR B2) https://www.languagecert.org/en/uk-visa-exams/study-in-the-uk
Please email [email protected] for details
https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/international/english-language-requirements/
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £4625 | Year 1 |
| England | £4625 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £4625 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £4625 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £4625 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £4625 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
www.sparsholt.ac.uk/university-centre/additional-costs/
Sponsorship information
Depending on the financial information disclosed in your Student Loan application, UCS may make an automatic bursary award based on specific criteria as set out in our Access and Participation Plan. If this is not the case you may still be able to apply for financial support to the UCS HE Hardship fund by completing a Bursary Application Form (available from end of |Term 1). For more information please email [email protected].
Provider information
University Centre Sparsholt
Sparsholt
Winchester
SO21 2NF