Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Solihull College and University Centre)

Oxford Brookes University
Undergraduate FdSc Full-time 2 Years Agriculture and related sciences

UCAS Points

80 points

About this course

The FdSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare is designed to prepare you for a career in a wide range of animal-related industries. Skills gained on this course allows you to progress into a wide range of animal-related careers. Within this course there are opportunities to develop your practical animal handling and management skills, carry out work experience within animal-related industry and to develop research skills through an industry-related research project.

On completing this course, you may progress on to our BSc top-up course or move into employment.

This course is for people who might have current or previous experience working with animals or who have gained further education qualifications in animal-related studies. However, we also welcome applications from those of you with a desire to gain qualifications which would equip you to work in an animal-related industry.

This course is taught at Solihull College. Therefore you may need to consider travel costs depending on your proximity to the campus.

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff Points 80 points

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3111 Laboratory technicians
2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
9112 Forestry and related workers
2112 Biological scientists
1212 Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services

Course Details

Qualification
Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Solihull
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Agriculture and related sciences