• BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare
• BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare (including Foundation Year)
• BSc (Hons) Canine Behaviour and Training (Top-Up)
• BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation and Ecology
• BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation and Ecology (including Foundation Year)
• BSc (Hons) Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare) (Top-Up)
• BSc (Hons) Zoo Management (Top-Up)
• Foundation Degree Animal Management (Behaviour and Welfare)
• Foundation Degree Zoo Management
• Foundation Degree Canine Behaviour and Training

• Dog Grooming and Canine Studies

Where could your career take you?

Our courses are designed to help you become career ready so that you can secure your dream job in the future. The animal management sector offers an incredibly broad spectrum of jobs but all aim to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of pets, working animals, livestock and wildlife. Job satisfaction is virtually guaranteed!

You could work for an animal charity, international welfare organisation, scientific organisation, zoo, animal visitor attraction, sanctuary, veterinary practice or for one of the numerous animal-related businesses in this country or abroad. With the correct qualifications you could also set up and run your own business.

Here are a range of career suggestions:

• Zoologist
• Biologist or marine biologist
• Research scientist or science writer
• Veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse
• Veterinary technician
• Veterinary receptionist
• Conservationist
• Animal behaviourist or animal nutritionist
• Animal hydrotherapist
• Zoo keeper or wildlife park keeper
• Enclosure designer
• Therapy dog trainer
• Security / police dog trainer
• Dog groomer or dog breeder
• Dog walker / sitter
• Rehabilitation centre manager
• Welfare officer
• Kennel or cattery manager
• Public educator, lecturer or instructor
• Pet shop manager or aquarium keeper

Your Reaseheath Experience

Animal management is Reaseheath’s most popular department by far, with over 800 students from Key Stage 4 learners to undergraduates. But as everyone has a common interest in animals you’re sure to fit in well and quickly make friends.

Our animal management students love to party, so you’ll be quickly introduced to our campus social and sporting calendar, and you’ll be encouraged to get involved with environmental projects in the community and to join fundraising events.

Once you’ve settled in you could be offered the chance to join one of our amazing field trips to a conservation experience in Africa, or on study tours to the best zoos, educational establishments and museums in Europe. Some students tell us these trips have been life-changing!

Benefit from our industry links

Thanks to our wide industry links we run an outstanding programme of inspirational speakers and seminars and behind the scenes visits to some of the country’s leading zoos and wildlife parks such as Chester Zoo and Edinburgh Zoo. We’ve had lectures from well known people such as influential conservationist Ian Redmond OBE.

Previous careers events have been attended by Cats Protection League, the RSPCA and local businesses including animal trainers and behaviourists. Our industry partners also have input into our courses, ensuring that you have the practical skills and knowledge that employers are looking for.

Where you’ll be studying

You’ll be based in our Animal Centre with its licensed zoo, outdoor and indoor enclosures and dedicated birds of prey, reptile, amphibian, fish and companion animal sections. We also have a dog grooming parlour, kennels and a dog training field.

Your classroom theory will come alive when you work with some of our many species and you’ll add to your practical skills during your work placement. You can join student clubs such as ‘Student Voice’, where members work on practical projects within the zoo, or you could volunteer to engage with the thousands of visitors who come to our zoo each year.

You can enjoy your breaks sitting in the sunshine by our lake, or you can take advantage of our well stocked library, quiet study areas and computer rooms for extra reading and study.

University study

Many of our animal management students enjoy their course with us so much that they choose to go on to study their degree at University Centre Reaseheath, to gain extra skills and experience for their future career. With degrees in animal behaviour and welfare, wildlife conservation and ecology, canine behaviour and training and zoo management, there’s plenty of choice!