Agriculture
Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare MSc & PGDip
MSc and PGDip: 12 months full time; 24 months part time
Fees
Fees per academic year 2012-13UK/EU: full time £6,000 (MSc), £4,170 (PGDip); part time £3,000 (MSc), £2,085 (PGDip)
International: full time £14,320 (MSc); £9,550 (PGDip) part time fees
CPD modules: please contact the School for details.
Please refer to our Tuition Fees section for information about changes to fees and fee discounts.
Aims
The MSc/PGDip Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare is a specialist degree programme designed to further your knowledge and understanding of domestic and captive animal behaviour and welfare; and to develop your skills in the ethical management of domestic and captive animals. It will prepare you for a professional career in the management of animal behaviour in domestic or captive settings, including clinical animal behaviour counselling. The programme corresponds exactly with the ASAB Accreditation Committee’s academic requirements for Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourists (CCABs), and course accreditation is currently being sought.
Programme Description
For the MSc route, you take 75 credits of compulsory modules and you complete a 60 credit research dissertation. Compulsory modules include applied ethology; applied learning theory; animal welfare science; animal law and ethics; animal health and behaviour; experimental design for in vivo research; and clinical procedures.
Optional modules (45 credits) include neuronal and endocrine mediation of behaviour; clinical procedures; abnormal animal behaviour; and animal welfare assessment and advice. Individual modules may also be studied as continuing professional development (CPD).
The programme is modular and taught over three semesters a year. Teaching is delivered through six intensive blocks of study at the University interspersed with tutor-guided self study. Part-time students study alongside full-time students, and split their modules over two years.
For students seeking a more research-focused programme, we also offer an MRes in Animal Behaviour.
Find out more detailed information about the programme modules
Entrance Requirements
Preferably an upper-second or first-class Honours degree in an area of biological or veterinary science or psychology, and extensive prior experience of domestic and/or captive animal husbandry and training. We will also consider on an individual basis applicants with lower-second class Honours degrees, those with degrees in other areas, and those with non-standard qualifications and/or relevant professional experience. Applicants whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based) or equivalent. Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements. The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has now revised its rules for Tier 4 student visa applications regarding English language ability. You are now required to hold a minimum of IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) in all sub skills (listening, writing, reading and speaking) to be eligible to apply for a Tier 4 visa.Tier 4 Student Visas (International Applicants)
Please note that the University’s English language requirements are normally higher (see above).
Typical Funding
See also: Funding and Finance.
How to Apply
There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2012 entry should apply by Friday 13 July 2012 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.
Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.
For the quickest and easiest way to apply, visit our postgraduate online application site.
Further Information
For further information please contact:
Postgraduate Office
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6900
E-mail: afrd-pg@ncl.ac.uk
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