Course Overview

If you are passionate about animal welfare, health, and behavior, this will provide you with a gateway to life-long learning about issues that will really matter to our shared future.

You will have the opportunity to take advantage of industrial collaborations with specialist research-based companies, including animal breeding and research companies, through the Industry Liaison Lab at Discovery Park, Sandwich.

Our course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting in part the academic and experience requirement for the Membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol).

The course will make you a skilled animal scientist who is ideally prepared for work in areas such as zoos and wildlife parks, veterinary situations, farms, research laboratories, and wildlife conservation. To help prepare you for employment, you'll also develop broad transferable skills so that you become a work-ready graduate, set for a career in a wide range of animal care, welfare, and management settings, and for further advanced study at MSc or Ph.D. level.

General Eligibility

A Levels: DDE

BTEC: MPP

Access: Pass 45 Credits

International Baccalaureate: TBC

Combinations: A combination of qualifications totaling 64 UCAS points minimum

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS: 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5