Equine Behaviour Health and Welfare

• You'll be based at our Brackenhurst Campus where you'll benefit from our extensive Equestrian Centre. Throughout the course you'll use the centre to gain the practical and research skills needed for careers in the equine industry. We also offer student livery at the centre.
• You can spend six months on international exchange with a partner university in Australia or Canada during your second year of study. The equine team have close links with the University of Guelph, Canada. We also have an optional international equine management module which runs as a ten day field course in Switzerland based at the Swiss National Stud.
• Your course complements study towards the internationally recognised British Horse Society (BHS) examinations and United Kingdom Coaching Certificate (UKCC). We also offer sport scholarships to elite athletes across a range of sports, including high-level riders.
• We're ranked first in the UK for student satisfaction in Animal Science subjects (National Student Survey, 2022).

• Year One
• Year Two
• Year Three
• Final year

Your career development

Upon graduation you'll be equipped to enter a variety of careers. Our graduates have entered fields as diverse as nutrition, veterinary-related roles, equine behaviour retraining, equine assisted therapy and equine charities.

Our students have gone on to work for companies such as:

• the Irish equine Aqua Centre
• the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA)
• Newmarket Equine Hospital

Some students have continued on to postgraduate study in equine and animal subjects, or embarked on second degrees in physiotherapy-related degrees.

Excellent placement opportunities

You'll be encouraged and supported to gain relevant industry experience at appropriate organisations throughout the course. Our students have previously been based at places such as behaviour clinics, rehabilitation and retraining centres in the thoroughbred industry in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK.

Students have carried out placements at companies such as:

• Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (Andrew McLean)
• Bellerive Stud, Australia
• Bennett Equine Sport Rehabilitation
• Fittocks Stud Newmarket
• Hartstone Equestrian Ltd
• Pakiri Beach Horse Riding, New Zealand

Why undertake a placement?

• You will gain vital experience in a vocational position.
• It will boost your CV and build useful contacts for your future career.
• There are some exciting and challenging opportunities available within organisations such as Kentucky Equine Research, and Sydney, Edinburgh and Liverpool Universities.
• You will also have the opportunity to carry out research for your final year dissertation.
• Your placement opportunity may lead to a supplementary Certificate or Diploma in Professional Studies.

NTU Enterprise

You'll also have the opportunity to turn your ideas into a viable business with help from NTU Enterprise, NTU's purpose-built Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, a support centre to help students create, develop and grow their own businesses.

You can apply through UCAS. If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU applicant portal.

Application advice

Apply early so that you have enough time to prepare – processing times for Student visas can vary, for example. After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

Writing your personal statement

Be honest, thorough, and persuasive – we can only make a decision about your application based on what you tell us:

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.