The course will offer both a broad grounding in the practical skills and the underlying scientific knowledge needed to graduate and work in a range of animal-related industries. In the first year you will be introduced to areas such as critical thinking and academic writing and will develop a portfolio to support your professional development alongside a work placement. You will also progress practical handling and husbandry skills. In the second year you get the opportunity to start applying this knowledge and focus on developing research skills through an individual industry based project. The modules you will study are: Year One - Professional and Academic Skills - Animal Biology - Practical Animal Husbandry - Animal Ethics - Enterprise Skills - Animal Welfare - Animal Anatomy and Physiology - Principles of Animal Behaviour Year Two - Industry based Project (Double module) - Applied Animal Behaviour - Animal Nutrition - Animal Health and Disease - Exotic Animal Trade and Collections - Animal Breeding and Genetics - International Zoo Practices and Conservation
Name: Foundation Degree in Animal Behaviour & Welfare (Oxford Brookes) Qualification title: - Qualification type: Assessment Assessments are through a range of different coursework designed to develop academic and employability skills and through examinations in some modules. Awarding - Created 20140211 11:56:51 Updated 20140211 11:56:51
Course cost = £6000 Some students may be required to pass a DBS check for particular industry placements. If you have a learning difference or disability please let us know when you apply. You will be offered support in your interview and we can support you on the course. There is an exit point where students can leave with a Certificate in Higher Education. Solihull College offers full time and part time courses for business and residents in Birmingham- Walsall- Wolverhampton- Coventry- Warwickshire and the whole of the West Midlands. UCAS CODE: C866 INSTITUTION CODE: O66 CAMPUS CODE: L Equipment required Course cost = £6000 Some students may be required to pass a DBS check for particular industry placements. If you have a learning difference or disability please let us know when you apply. You will be offered support in your interview and we can support you on the course. There is an exit point where students can leave with a Certificate in Higher Education. Solihull College offers full time and part time courses for business and residents in Birmingham- Walsall- Wolverhampton- Coventry- Warwickshire and the whole of the West Midlands. UCAS CODE: C866 INSTITUTION CODE: O66 CAMPUS CODE: L
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