Regulations for the Certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour
- The Certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour is awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the College Board to candidates who have completed satisfactorily a course of study and who have satisfied the examination requirements.
- The Certificate programme is based on a unit structure. Each unit of the Certificate is worth 15 CATS points at undergraduate level 3.
- Students will have a minimum of one year and a maximum of four years to complete the course.
- The Certificate is a level 3 undergraduate course and the normal entry requirements for this programme is 240 CATS credits, with some credits at level 2 (for example an HND or Diploma of Higher Education), or other approved professional qualification such as Veterinary Nursing Parts 1 and 2 examinations. Students may be asked to attend an interview before admission on the course.
- In order to obtain the qualification of Level 3 Certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour the units must be taken in the following order:
Domestication and Welfare; Anthrozoology; Mechanisms of Behaviour; Human and Evolutionary Psychology can be taken in any order.
They must ALL be taken before How Animals Learn; Animal Communication and Evolution; Psychology of the Workplace. These three units can be taken in any order.
They must ALL be taken before Research in Applied Animal Behaviour.
- Each unit will be assessed by continuous assessment which may involve coursework, group projects, essays or reports.
- Students who fail an assignment at the first attempt (grade of less than 35%) have the opportunity to resubmit their work. Resubmitted work can only be given a maximum grade of 35%.