College Certificate Principles of Animal Care

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Certificate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

Online

Course Code

PAC1

Application Fee

GBP 25

Campuses

Barony

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 7,000 / year

Next Intake September-2023

College Certificate Principles of Animal Care

About

This course has no start date- it is open and you can start it at any time in the year.

This distance learning course teaches the basic principles of animal care, and is specifically designed for anyone who would like to know more about the subject an/or gain a college qualification. Some experience of caring for animals will help your learning, but it's not essential.

For more information feel free to email the course staff at animaldistance@sruc.ac.uk.

This course is for anyone who wishes to develop more knowledge of animal care and gain a college qualification. Open start date - all year round.

The course is delivered through 11 Online learning packs, each of which contains quizzes to practice your knowledge and assessments to complete. You'll also have the support of a personal tutor.

Modules cover the primary principles of animal health care, accommodation, feeding and exercise. It is an ideal entry course for further study.

Modules include:

> Feeding and Watering Small Animals
> Small Animal Accommodation
> Health and Safety
> Moving and Handling Animals
> Training Animals
> Working with Others
> Health Care of Small Animals
> Environmental Enrichment & Exercising Animals
> Grooming Animals
> Record Keeping
> Companion Animal Anatomy

Requirements

Entry Requirements

No formal qualifications required.

Entry is by interview, where you'll be expected to show your commitment to the course.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 7,000

Application Fee

GBP 25

How to Apply

Those wishing to apply for college courses such as National Certificates (NC), National Progression Awards (NPA), Certificates and Diplomas, and Professional Development Awards (PDA) should do so via the SRUC website.

Find your course in our course catalogue. Under Apply now, select the correct campus, start date, and mode of study. You will then be taken into our online applications system.

It is also possible to download a paper application form, either as PDF or Word document. But your application will be processed more easily if it is entered online.