Veterinary Nursing with Small Animal Rehabilitation (with Placement)
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: D310 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Harper Adams University
UCAS Code: D310 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Need to achieve 15 credits in Biology to Distinction
GCSE/National 4/National 5
All applicants must have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 to include Maths, Science and English Language.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include 6 at Higher Level Biology
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
To include Biology
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
We would typically require you to have taken a BTEC Extended Diploma/C&G Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in a Science subject area relevant to the degree that you wish to study, although all applications will be considered on their individual merits. Please note that we do not accept the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Equine Management or the City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Equine Management for this course. Also for the City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Animal Management we require a number of Biology-based modules to be studied. Please contact Admissions for further advice. Please note these grades apply only to the new examined (reformed) version of the Level 3 Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. For the old non-examined (unreformed) version of the course we require grades D*DD. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements. If you are unsure which version you are studying please contact your school or college for advice. For applicants taking a City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma, offers tend to be in the region of DDM Please note these grades apply only to the new examined (reformed) version of the Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. For the previous version of this course, the City and Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma, we require grade D*. We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements. If you are unsure which version you are studying please contact your school or college for advice.
Scottish Higher
To include Biology
T Level
T-Level Technical Qualification in Animal Care and Management (Level 3) including 306 Animal Science core pathway and 408 Animal Management and Science Occupational Specialism at grade Merit
UCAS Tariff
A2 Biology to grade C
We accept the Welsh Baccalaureate as equivalent to a full A level. For further information please contact the Admissions team.
About this course
There are increasing employment opportunities within veterinary nursing, veterinary practice management, the development of vet practices and the animal health industry. Harper Adams’ courses are approved by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the requirements for gaining the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Veterinary Nursing Licence to Practice are written into the course structure, so you will not only have the skills and rights of a registered veterinary nurse but also those skills provided by an honours degree in science. Because of the vocational nature of the course, the content is a balance between practical work (vital to gain the necessary experience to become a qualified nurse) and the intellectual skills needed for a degree. You will learn practical skills at Harper Adams, via short block release during the university terms, from work experience completed during vacations and by the work placement year.
4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement.
This course is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Modules
For up to date module information please visit the university website at: http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/UDNVNSAR
Assessment methods
A wide range of assessment methods are used. Where modules contain specific veterinary nursing content there is always an exam component, whether essay exam, multiple choice/short answer questions or practical exam. There may also be course work presentations or assignments in the assessment of these modules. Both coursework and exam elements must be passed.
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About 70% of the UK's land area is given over to agriculture, so this is a subject representing an important part of the country's economy. Typical starting jobs for graduates in agriculture include agricultural science, farming and farm management, but graduates also go into other areas, such as the horticulture trade, auctioneering and conservation. Agriculture graduates are also in increasing demand for one of the hardest-to-fill jobs in the country - surveying. Jobs for agriculture graduates are often in rural areas - in 2016, areas like Essex, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Kent were all important for agriculture graduates.
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