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If you want to develop business skills and pursue your equine passion while gaining real-world commercial experience, then this is the ideal course for you. You’ll be able to tailor your studies to suit your individual career goals and apply your skills practically.
Compulsory modules will equip you with the skills to succeed in a commercial equine environment, covering core business subjects such as finance, project management, public relations, communications, and marketing. A comprehensive range of optional modules will allow you to apply your acquired knowledge and skills to positively influence the areas of the equine industry you’re most passionate about.
You could focus on horse performance or equine nutrition or take an active role in the planning and organization of successful events and competitions. Alternatively, you might choose to delve deeper into the business through accounting and commercial decision-making or explore the vibrant communications, sales, and marketing sectors.
Whatever route you choose, you’ll be able to apply the key principles of successful business on a campus brimming with commercial opportunities. Alongside your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to experience a behind-the-scenes taste of equine business. Students gain experience at our regular international and national equine competitions and events, as well as in our commercial equine therapy and rider performance centers.
A pass at Foundation Degree or HND in equine science or management-related subject.
We welcome students with equivalent qualifications. Please contact us to discuss this.
We may interview mature applicants and those with non-traditional qualifications to ensure this is the right course for you.
Previous learning toward a university-level qualification or relevant work experience may count as credit for this course.
The 20 hours are the total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing are added together.
This course includes a varied and vibrant selection of modules covering a number of specific commercial areas. You'll study both compulsory and optional modules, which you'll be able to choose from to suit your interests and career goals. The modular structure of the program gives you flexibility and choice, and you can attend introductory sessions for optional modules to help you decide which ones are best for your individual career pathway.
During your studies, you’ll also have the opportunity to complete an industry-recognized Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Level 3 Award in Marketing Principles. The CIM is the world’s leading professional marketing body. You will be able to select from a range of optional modules to support you in your future business career or postgraduate study.
One module is your dissertation, a substantial research project that enables you to plan, implement and report on a specialist topic. In addition, you’ll be exposed to contemporary commercial challenges and advanced theory and practice including insights into areas of focus for industry research.
Optional modules change each year in line with student, industry, and research demands - you'll find recent topics studied below. You can attend introductory sessions for optional modules before deciding which ones to study.
IELTS score 6.0
TOEFL score 60-78
Cambridge Advanced English score 170-175
Pearson PTE 50-57
LanguageCert 33-37
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