Applied Animal Management and Behaviour (Top-up)

Are you passionate about animals and eager to make a meaningful difference in the welfare and the sustainability of their environments?

Designed as a one-year top-up degree, this course builds on prior qualifications, such as our Animal Management Foundation Degree, this course will give you deepening theoretical knowledge of animal behaviour, psychology, and ecology and equip you with the practical expertise and personal connections required to meaningfully contribute to this rewarding field.

Through industry-led learning experiences such as case studies, practical workshops and residential trips you’ll develop a set of highly valued core skills that will enable you to excel in a career you love.

Modules

- Dissertation (Mandatory – 40 credits)

- British Ecological Concepts (Mandatory - 20 credits)

- Anthrozoology (Mandatory - 20 credits)

- Animal Diversity and Evolution (Mandatory - 20 credits)

- Animal Psychology and Cognition (Mandatory 20 - credits)

The modules listed above are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.