Introduction:

What you’ll study

Your learning will be based upon equine behaviour, health and welfare, including the anatomy and physiology of the horse, and equitation science. You’ll develop your knowledge in specialist areas including:

• equine learning and cognition
• behavioural analysis
• disease and diagnostics
• optimising equine welfare
• therapeutic use of horses

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. The field course covers the anatomical and physiological basis of equine reproduction and evaluates the variation of worldwide management practices, due to sport and local environmental factors both in a general and breeding related context.

Careers and employability

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.

Entry requirements

What are we looking for?

• A-levels – BBC, including a Science subject; or
• BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM, including relevant Science modules; or
• City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma – DMM, including relevant Science modules
• 112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level equivalent in a Science subject; and
• GCSEs – English and Maths grade C / 4.

For this course we accept the following Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology and Psychology.

Applicants without A-levels will have their applications assessed for subject compatibility.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for September 2022 entry

Mode of study	International tuition fee
Full-time	£15,600
Full-time with placement	£15,600 + £1,385 (placement year)

Tuition fees are payable for each year that you are at the University. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

 

Late Aplications

If you missed the UCAS January deadline, it’s not too late to apply to join us in September 2022.

Applying to university after the January deadline isn’t anything to worry about – we accept applications for most of our undergraduate courses until Thursday 30 June 2022.