Animal Studies BTEC (HND) Course
Stonebridge College.
Summary
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Overview
This course is suitable for anyone wishing to learn the knowledge, skills and tools essential to the many facets of animal studies. The animal studies vocational training course will prepare you to enter a higher education degree programme, or enter directly into employment in management.
You will have the opportunity to learn about the anatomy, physiology, health, disease, nutrition, behaviour, and inheritance processes of various mammals, and much more.About BTEC HNDs
BTEC (Business Technical Education Council) courses are vocational-related training courses that prepare you to enter either into a higher education degree program, or directly into employment. BTECs are developed with key representatives from their respective industry and are built to progress the learner along a vocational path. The courses are continually updated with employers’ needs in mind so that you are given the knowledge, skills and tools most suitable for your field. BTECs also provide direct advancement into university programmes.
BTEC HNDs (Higher National Diplomas) are at the fifth level of the BTEC scale. They are worth 240 credits and are equivalent to a Foundation Degree or HE (Higher Education) Diploma.
You can take BTEC courses together with, or instead of A-levels.
Description
This comprehensive course is made up of 16 units, each unit covering an essential aspect of animal studies:
Unit 1: Using ICT in animal studies
Unit 2: Taxonomy and classification of the animal kingdom
Unit 3: The biology of mammals
Unit 4: Basic genetic principles of mammals
Unit 5: Equine anatomy and physiology
Unit 6: Equine inheritance processes
Unit 7: Equine health, disease and nutrition
Unit 8: Equine behaviour and training
Unit 9: Feline anatomy and physiology
Unit 10: Feline inheritance processes
Unit 11: Feline health, disease and nutrition
Unit 12: Feline behaviour
Unit 13: Canine anatomy and physiology
Unit 14: Canine inheritance processes
Unit 15: Canine health, disease and nutrition
Unit 16: Canine behaviour and working with dogs
Requirements
All students must be 17 years of age and above to complete this course. Students should have completed a Level 3 Diploma or A level standard course (or equivalent) before successfully achieving the Level 5 qualification.
Career path
Once you have successfully completed this course you will be able to use your HND in Animal Studies as a qualification to enter into university, complete a final year of study, and obtain a full degree.
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