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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses, and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete both of the following 20 credit courses by the end of Year 2.
AND

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Certificate) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete 20 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 2.
Students intending to go on to the Diploma or MSc are strongly recommended to take Anthrozoology in their Certificate years.

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses, and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete both of the following 20 credit courses by the end of Year 2.
AND

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Certificate) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete 20 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 2.
Students intending to go on to the Diploma or MSc are strongly recommended to take Anthrozoology in their Certificate years.

Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses, and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete this 20 credit course by the end of Year 4.
AND

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must take complete 40 credits from the list below by the end of Year 4.

**Note that VESC11109 Professional & Clinical Skills for Veterinary Practice is only available to MRCVS students on the Clinical Animal Behaviour programme who wish to gain Advanced Practitioner/RCVS CertAVP credit.**

**Note that VESC11254 Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers is open to all students**

Students who plan to progress to the MSc level of the programme and who commenced the programme BEFORE 2019-20 must complete 40 credits of courses from the list below. They are strongly encouraged to take Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) or (B) in their diploma years.

Students who plan to progress to the MSc level of the programme and who commenced the programme from 2019-20 onwards must complete Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) or (B) course, and a further 30 credits of courses from the list below in their diploma years.

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses, and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Diploma) Compulsory Course

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete this 20 credit course by the end of Year 4.
AND

Clinical Animal Behaviour (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits from the list below by the end of Year 4.

**Note that VESC11109 Professional & Clinical Skills for Veterinary Practice is only available to MRCVS students on the Clinical Animal Behaviour programme who wish to gain Advanced Practitioner/RCVS CertAVP credit.**

**Note that VESC11254 Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers is open to all students**

Students who plan to progress to the MSc level of the programme and who commenced the programme BEFORE 2019-20 must complete 40 credits of courses from the list below. They are strongly encouraged to take Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) or (B) in their diploma years.

Students who plan to progress to the MSc level of the programme and who commenced the programme from 2019-20 onwards must complete Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) or (B) course, and a further 30 credits of courses from the list below in their diploma years.

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