Course summary

Studying for a degree with an integrated foundation year will offer you a supportive environment if you have been out of education for a few years or do not have the necessary UCAS points from your recent course of study. The foundation year (Year 0) will precede our standard 3-year degree course programmes and enables preparation for degree study, with successful completion granting direct access to the undergraduate course of your choice at Writtle University College. All of our Animal Management pathways take a holistic approach to animal management and prepare students for the increasingly diverse enterprises of the UK animal industry. A wide range of species are available to enable students to gain sound practical animal husbandry skills, which are then complemented by an academic programme that covers topics such as nutrition, breeding, health and behaviour. These are combined with a deeper understanding of business and trade as it relates to the animal sector. Option routes provide specialist teaching of pet behaviour and welfare, zoo and wildlife conservation, and farm livestock technology. Following the foundation year, students will move onto the BSc (Hons) Animal Management (Pet Behaviour and Welfare) programme which focuses more on holistic approach to animal husbandry, particularly dogs, with courses on applied behaviour and welfare, breeding and animal health management alongside core topics of behaviour, nutrition and health. Now, more that ever is there a growing demand in the Pet Industry. Likely a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, pet ownership levels peaked to an unprecedented high of 59 percent in 2020/21 up from 45% (Statista Research Department Aug 2021) . This presents an increased demand for a range of services including professional dog trainers and behaviorists, canine and feline services such as walking, grooming and sitting, rehabilitation and specialist services. If you are passionate about dogs and looking for a degree course to learn about their behaviour and welfare then this is the option for you. Complementing the holistic approach of the Animal Management programme or the core scientific principles of the Animal Science programme, this course particularly prepares students for employment in the range of companion animal roles including canine behaviour councilors, pet nutritionists and pet animal welfare charities. From 2021 the new Canine Academy provides specialist facilities for our canine behaviour and training aspects of the course. This degree course is based on the academic requirements for the standards set by the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) for Animal Trainer, Animal Training Instructor, Animal Behaviour Technician and Clinical Animal Behaviourist. On graduating, students would be eligible for provisional membership of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) If you are passionate about companion animals and looking for a degree course to learn about their behaviour and welfare then this is the option for you. Complementing the holistic approach of the Animal Management programme or the core scientific principles of the Animal Science programme, this course particularly prepares students for employment in the range of companion animal roles including pet behaviour counsellors, pet nutritionists and animal welfare charities. On graduating, students would be eligible for provisional membership of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) Writtle University College supports the standards set out by the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC)