Animal Management FD

If your aim is to follow a career looking after animals this course provides the ideal route to a degree or direct entry to jobs in animal care.

With its unique mix of practical scientific technical and business studies it gives you a thorough grounding in the principles of animal management.

You study via a mix of class-based sessions visits and field trips and will be given help to arrange work placements to put your learning into practice. Visiting experts keep you up to date with developments in best practice.

Why choose this course?

• Learn in a mix of classroom laboratory IT laboratory and field-based sessions in groups and individually with opportunities for supported self-study
• Develop your understanding through visits by expert guest speakers and field trips where you can observe and reflect on practice
• Gain important practical experience through work placements which we will help you find
• Its easy to go on to further study for example you can complete your degree with our top-up BSc in Animal Science
• Go on to careers in animal care settings including: pet shops and superstores; wildlife parks and zoos; kennels and catteries; farm and large animal environments; animal welfare charities; or animal health and nutrition research centres. There are also opportunities to work in local government for councils as well as with a range of other agencies/bodies and commercial sector employers

To apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) you need to have completed your high school education (12 years) and have a pass equivalent to two UK A level passes and have the required English language qualification.

When you submit an application form you must remember to include photocopies of the following supporting documents. We do not need to see your original qualifications and certificates.

• A completed application form signed by you (an electronic signature is fine)
• Copies of your official academic qualifications and certificates including proof of your level of English Language (where relevant)
• A one-page personal statement. This should tell us why you want to study your chosen course.
• A copy of your current valid passport details
• Please submit copies of any UK Visa that you have held and any documentation relating to previous visa refusals from any country