Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full-time
Animal welfare science and ethics is an expanding topic of international concern. It aims to improve our knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs, which is required to provide a high standard of care to the whole range of animals kept in captivity.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any degree related to Animal Biology. We may also consider professional experience in caring for animals.
We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent), if higher scores have been achieved in the subjects listed above, or in other relevant modules
Applicants are required to provide a personal statement explaining motivations for applying to this programme. The statement should make specific reference to wanting to learn more about the underlying science of Animal Welfare and future plans post-qualification.
Students are exposed to potential work places and can make valuable contacts with professionals in the welfare community.
Where possible this is a two-way exchange in which communities are offered help with any issues they have and for which assistance may be provided in finding a solution (e.g. through independent research projects, supervised by university staff).
This is also an option open to other courses and could benefit the students in the long-term as well as give the university valuable connections with the wider community.
Students from this programme have gone on to a very wide variety of graduate roles in academia and the labour market across the UK and also in Europe.
Job titles include:
agricultural officer for regional government, animal carer (horses), animal technician, canine carer, locum vet nurse, veterinary meat hygiene inspector
Core courses:
Animal Ethics and Law
Animal Welfare Science
Assessment of Animal Well-Being
Key Research Skills
Term 2: Optional courses
Animal Identification
Care & Enrichment of Captive Animals
Conservation Genetics
Economic tools for conservation
Geographic Information Systems for Ecologists
Molecular Epidemiology and Phylodynamics
Core MSc component:
AWSEL Independent Project
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