Applied Animal Science with Therapy (with Foundation Year)
UCAS Code: DF22
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Typical offer is DD-EE or equivalent. This must include a minimum of one A Level.
Typical offer is 32 - 48 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma.
Typical offer is 32 - 48 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, to include a minimum of one Highers at H3 or above. This must also include Maths and English Language at a minimum of Standard Level S3 if equivalent GCSE's have not been obtained.
Typical offer is 32 - 48 UCAS tariff points in the Irish Leaving Certificate. This must include a minimum of one Highers. This must include Maths and English Language at a minimum of Ordinary level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Typical offer is a PPP in an Extended Diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject.
Typical offer is 32 - 48 UCAS tariff points in Scottish Highers. This must include a minimum of one Higher.
UCAS Tariff
About this course
This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.
Turn your passion for animals into your career. You’ll gain experience working as part of inter-disciplinary teams in our commercial canine and equine therapy centres on campus. You’ll also develop your knowledge and skills in our laboratories and benefit from access to over 70 animal species on site. This course is ideal for those who have an interest in animal therapy as part of veterinary medicine. You’ll apply theory to practice whilst gaining essential industry experience through a work placement, ready for your career.
The foundation year option will give you the subject-specific knowledge and skills needed to progress onto the BSc degree.
You’ll be at the forefront of industry research, whilst uncovering new knowledge through your own research project on an agreed topic that fascinates you. The course will equip you with a range of scientific animal therapy skills to prepare you for your next exciting step. Recent graduate destinations have included roles in animal therapy, nutrition, scientific laboratories, education and postgraduate study in animal physiotherapy.
Modules
The foundation year includes lectures in animal, study skills, science and or management, depending upon an individual’s previous academic background. Within the year, you will be supported to enhance your skills and knowledge to ensure you are fully prepared to succeed in year 1.
Tuition fees
Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:
Extra funding
Hartpury offers a range of bursaries that can provide financial support to eligible students applying for degree courses, including: Support Bursary, Care Leavers Bursary, Full time Carers Bursary, Local Outreach Bursary, Local Bursary and Progression Bursary. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.hartpury.ac.uk/university/facilities/life-at-hartpury/finance/
The Uni
Hartpury University
Animal
Calculate your living costs
See how much you'll need to live on at your chosen university, with our student budget calculator.
See your living costsWhat students say
We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.
How do students rate their degree experience?
The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.
Animal science
Teaching and learning
Assessment and feedback
Resources and organisation
Student voice
After graduation
Sorry, no information to show
This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.
Explore these similar courses...
Same University
Nearby UniversityHigher entry requirementsThis is what the university has told Ucas about the criteria they expect applicants to satisfy; some may be compulsory, others may be preferable.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This is the percentage of applicants to this course who received an offer last year, through Ucas.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Course location and department:
This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):
We've received this information from the Department for Education, via Ucas. This is how the university as a whole has been rated for its quality of teaching: gold silver or bronze. Note, not all universities have taken part in the TEF.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).
We calculate a mean rating of all responses to indicate whether this is high, medium or low compared to the same subject area at other universities.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Post-six month graduation stats:
This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.
It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
Graduate field commentary:
The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?
Have a question about this info? Learn more here
