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Animal Behaviour Welfare Conservation (Top Up) at Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College - UCAS

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Course summary

Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College, brings together two Further and Higher Education colleges to make one strong, responsive and ambitious organisation with the vision, resources and expertise to best support the evolving and growing skills demands in the region and beyond. Located on the stunning Jurassic Coast and the beautiful Dorset countryside, our campuses offer a diverse range of courses, training and CPD that cater to a wide array of interests, career paths and business needs. Across our two campuses we offer full and part-time higher education courses, with Weymouth focussing on vocational courses such as art, media, performing arts, health and social care, sport and public services and Kingston Maurward specialising in land-based courses covering subjects such as agriculture, wildlife, ecology and conservation. Together, we focus on the best interests of students, staff and employers in our local community and beyond, with industry-standard facilities, experienced teaching staff and outstanding support in a diverse, vibrant and welcoming environment. This programme is a Top Up course offered at the Kingston Maurward campus in Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Conservation in partnership with Bournemouth University. It is designed to provide clear career based pathways at BSc (Hons) level into key aspects of the animal industry. Core units on the programme provide a fundamental basis for the development of skills and understanding in Human-Animal Interactions and Animal Behaviour, that are relevant to both husbandry and conservation. Alongside this the programmes develops skills for employment within the industry, or further study or research at postgraduate level. The programme leads to a full BSc (Hons) and uses specialist units to develop a clearer understanding the purpose of animal collections within current ethical, legislative and societal constructs, or can develop skills and understanding of studying animals in the wild and their conservation. Alongside this is the development of skills and knowledge to successfully manage whole collections of species to maintain welfare or understand the practicalities of animal conservation in practice. Modules Students will study modules in the following topics: Individual Research Dissertation, Applied Anthrozoology, Animal Cognition. Student may choose two from the following options Advanced Collections Management, The Role of the Modern Collection, Behavioural Ecology and Wildlife Population Recovery.

Modules

Core modules: Independent Research Dissertation Applied Anthrozoology Animal Cognition Option modules (Choose two): Role of Modern Collections Advanced Collection Management Behavioural Ecology Wildlife Population Recovery

Assessment method

Students will be assessed using a range of methods that try to reflect industry practice. This includes presentations, educational materials, academic posters, portfolios, grant proposals and records of field work.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
D401
Institution code:
W66
Campus name:
Kingston Maurward Campus
Campus code:
K

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College is able to consider places on the course for international students. This is subject to suitable visas for study in the UK and meeting entry requirements for IELTS or evidence of a suitable level of English. The college has a very limited accommodation offer for international students but is happy to provide support to find local accommodation.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Students with FdSc in Animal Behaviour/ management or similar are eligible for this Top Up


English language requirements

Students should have gained IELTs at 5.5 average or above.


Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9000 Whole course
Northern Ireland £9000 Whole course
Scotland £9000 Whole course
Wales £9000 Whole course
Channel Islands £9000 Whole course
EU £9000 Whole course
International £9000 Whole course
Republic of Ireland £9000 Whole course

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

The course may include additional costs. These include suitable PPE for practical with animals or field work. Day trips may have costs of c £10-20 each. Study tours may also be included as part of the programme with costs of c.£300 NOTE: Tuition fees may be reviewed and will be updated mid-October 2024 to reflect possible changes.
Animal Behaviour Welfare Conservation (Top Up) at Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College - UCAS