New College Swindon University Centre
UCAS Code: AM23 | Higher National Diploma - HND
Entry requirements
A level
Typical subjects should include Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology or Applied Science
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In an animal or science related subject
UCAS Tariff
A minimum of 64 tariff points from science related subject/s
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About this course
Welcome to the Animal Management course, where you will have the opportunity to enhance your education through applied learning across a variety of units. This qualification is designed to provide a solid professional and technical education pathway for those looking to advance their skills before pursuing specialized further studies or entering the workforce. Throughout the course, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary for success, building a core foundation in your first year and progressing to more specialized areas of study in your second year. Students will study a variety of units, covering a wide range of subject areas and animal species, such as health, welfare, husbandry, anatomy, business, nutrition and ecology.
Teaching will take place through practical and theoretical classes, lectures, seminars, workshops, data analysis sessions, discussions, tutorials, industry and community visits. Students will learn through these and through individual and small group self-managed activity including resource-based learning and online learning support through the VLE. Teaching is linked directly with professional practice and research, both of which directly inform and enhance course content and delivery. Visiting professionals will contribute to the course delivery with full-time staff and are vital to providing students with access to current professional practices and issues developing employability skills and knowledge. There is a breadth of expertise in the team, all of whom compliment their theory sessions with practical examples, which will be relevant to each student's individual interest and needs on the course.
Seminars and tutorials make up a supportive network, which is complimented by the virtual learning centre. Whether at home or on campus, help is not far away. On successful completion of the programme students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
- Produce written work with appropriate scholarly conventions
- Use information and communication retrieval skills involving the ability to gather, sift, synthesise and organise material independently
- Set realistic targets, identify own goals, plan appropriately, and how to reflect and evaluate your own performance
- Demonstrate how to develop and adapt own work ethics to fit in with specific restrictions
- Construct and present arguments
- Communicate using a variety of visual, oral and performance media
In addition to classroom activities, students will take part in trips, for example to Cotswold Wildlife Park, local pet stores and animal businesses. Talks will also be given by industry guest speakers. Students will also carry out practical tasks, working with the wide range of animal species in the College Animal centre, for example carrying out husbandry tasks such as health checking and maintaining accommodation, as well as diet plan design and implementation.
Modules
YEAR 1 Titles of Modules:
Core unit: 1 Animal Health and Welfare
Core unit: 2 Business and the Business Environment
Core unit: 3 Managing a Successful Project (Pearson-set)
Specialist unit: Animal Behaviour in Society
Specialist unit: Animal Husbandry
Specialist unit: Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Optional unit: Animal Nutrition
Optional unit: Ecological Principles
YEAR 2 Titles of Modules:
Core unit: Biological Principles
Core unit: Research Project (Pearson-set)
Specialist unit: Anthrozoology
Specialist unit: Evolution and Adaptations
Plus 3 Optional Units from the following
Wildlife Conservation
Ethics and Consultation
Work Experience
Behavioural Approaches to Animal Management
Humanisation of Companion Animals
Note: The range of units available and the content of any individual module may change.
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Extra funding
The Principal’s Higher Education Scholarship
The Principal’s Higher Education Scholarship is open to students who are starting the first year of a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) at New College Swindon. There is one scholarship awarded per academic year.
The scholarship will cover the full tuition fees for either an HNC/HND programme. There are no restrictions on the duration of study (part-time or full-time)
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