Animal Management

HNC ANIMAL MANAGEMENT

If you have a passion for working with animals, and wish to secure the necessary knowledge and skills required to work within the animal industry, then the Higher National Certificate in Animal Management is the right course for you. Packed with lots of work experience opportunities, this qualification makes you an ideal candidate for a variety of animal management job roles. The course is well suited to those who currently work in the industry and would like to further develop their skills, knowledge and understanding to progress within this sector. You will be entrusted with a diverse range of responsibilities in the day-to-day technical and practical management of our animal centre. This includes working with a plethora of exotic species, who reside in our specialist enclosures, like our NEW tropical house. You will work with endangered species, such as: armadillos, potoroos, Bali starlings and more. Whilst caring for these animals, you will too be contributing to global conservation programs! Students will have equal opportunities to work with our domestic animals, for example, alpacas, giant rabbits and Nubian goats, whilst also working with our on-site kennels and Blue

Cross Rehoming Centre and Day Boarding Dog Kennels.

Lectures will be the core component of the course structure. This will be heavily blended and reinforced with group work, practical sessions, workshops, laboratory work, guest lectures from industry experts and independent research. You will have plenty of opportunities to implement theory knowledge and reinforce practical techniques whilst on placement at Hopwood Hall College. You will be taught over a period of three days a week, which will include all lectures and practical sessions. The academic staff lecturing on the course are well versed in a broad range of zoological and veterinary topics, and hold a vast amount of vocational experience within the animal management field, including a veterinarian and former zoo professional. Our strong industry insight allows lecturers to draw upon personal experiences to provide relevant examples in order to give lecture content reallife applications.

Study mode

Full-time

Location Middleton

Start date

September 2021

Duration

2 years

The core units may include:

• Animal Health and Husbandry • Managing a Successful Project • Business and the Business Environment • Biological Principles • Research Project

An assortment of the optional units available for selection (not exhaustive):

• animal husbandry • wildlife conservation • animal nursing • management of exotic species • anatomy and physiology • ecological principles • animal collection management • work experience • animal breeding and genetics

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Assessment method

Assessments will include theory work, presentations, creation of public information resources, written scientific reports and practical observations when managing the care of animals and supervising those carrying out various animal husbandry procedures.

Apply to: www.ucas.co.uk

Application codes

Course code: DD32 Institution code: H54 Campus name: Middleton Campus code: M

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff 80 points

A level: C,D,D would be Biology Preferred A Levels

City and Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Animal Management or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma 4 GCSEs grade C/4 or above which must include English Language and Maths. It is highly recommended that you have also achieved Double Science or GCSE Biology at grade C/4 or above due to the scientific content of some of the units. If you have undertaken BTEC Applied Science instead of a GCSE, you should have achieved an overall merit.

Fees

£6000 per year

HNC Animal Management student, Emma Tomson, caring for an armadillo

Career prospects

Employment in a range of animal industries, or progress to top-up to full BSc degrees at a number of Universities and even pursue Postgraduate study.

Employment opportunities Over 1.3 million

currently employed within agriculture, environmental, animal care and health & science industries. Typical job roles include: Zookeeper, Animal Technician, Animal Behaviorist, RSPCA Inspector, Conservationist, Park Ranger, Farmer, Horticulturist, Agriculture Technician, Laboratory Technician, Lecturer.