Animal Training and Performance (Top-up Level 6) BSc (Hons)
Hartpury University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Develop your passion for training animals, enhance your skills with the latest technologies and top-up your existing qualification to a full BSc degree. Youll study the newest advances in the field and use industry-leading facilities to develop your expertise, with access to over 70 domestic and non-domestic species on-site. Youll also benefit from our excellent industry connections with animal trainers, scientists and behaviourists across the UK.Emerging science and technology will allow you ...Read more

Develop your passion for training animals, enhance your skills with the latest technologies and top-up your existing qualification to a full BSc degree. Youll study the newest advances in the field and use industry-leading facilities to develop your expertise, with access to over 70 domestic and non-domestic species on-site. Youll also benefit from our excellent industry connections with animal trainers, scientists and behaviourists across the UK.Emerging science and technology will allow you to understand animal performance to a greater extent as you study. All of our training methods are underpinned by the strictest ethics and supported by the latest scientific evidence, prioritising the physical and psychological needs of animals to enhance wellbeing and performance.Youll be presented with the key scientific principles at the forefront of animal training, performance and rehabilitation and you'll have the chance to undertake an independent research project in your area of interest. This will enable you to delve deeper into a topic you care about and contribute to research thats making a difference to the lives of animals.

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74/101
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Leisha
28 Jan 25

I really like Hartpury. The amount of support is wonderful but I would say there doesn’t feel much of a sense of community. I am a CU leader not but in my first years freshers..Read more

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Lauryn
28 Jan 25

The study lounge is a huge asset to the university and it is the perfect place to study however it gets very cold in there which does make it off putting...Read more

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Other UK

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£18,150 per year

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£18,150 per year

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Hartpury University
Hartpury University , Gloucester

Located in Gloucestershire, right in the heart of the English countryside, Hartpury University offers highly specialised courses...

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Hartpury House Gloucester Gloucestershire GL19 3BE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Gloucester  2.5 miles away

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