Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation (FdSc)

    Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation (FdSc)

    Duration2 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 13,315 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation (FdSc)

    About

    Overview

    The FdSc in Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation is designed to prepare you for a career in the animal complimentary physical therapy and rehabilitation industry. The first year provides a wide background in animal science and utilises the animal facilities to develop your animal handling and management skills. The second year focuses on developing your knowledge of the principles and application of therapy techniques in a wide range of therapies, developing your practical skills, including utilising the onsite, canine hydrotherapy facilities.

    On completing this course, you may progress on to our BSc top-up course or move into employment in this rapidly growing industry.

    This course is for people who might have current or previous experience working with animals. However, we also welcome applications from those of you with a desire to gain qualifications which would equip you to work in an animal therapy related industry.

    This course is taught at Witney College, at the Common Leys Campus. You may need to consider travel costs depending on your proximity to the campus.

    Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation, (FdSc) Foundation Degree course from the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences at Oxford Brookes University

    Disciplines

    Department of Biological and Medical Sciences

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Specific entry requirements

    It may be possible, in certain situations, to gain accreditation of prior learning to enable students to enter the course with advanced standing or gain exemption from an element/ elements of the programme. This is assessed on an individual basis and is awarded in line with Oxford Brookes University’s regulations on accreditation of prior learning.

    Students who obtain sufficient CAT points at level 4 in appropriate modules from alternative institutions may be granted entry at Level 5.

    Students must be at least 17½ years of age.

    Please also see the University's general entry requirements.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5

    English Program Requirements

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    13,315 / year

    Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation (FdSc)

    Oxford Brookes University

    Oxford Brookes University

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Oxford