1. The Certificate in Applied Animal Behaviour is awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the School of Psychology Board to candidates who have completed satisfactorily a course of study and who have satisfied the examination requirements.
   
   
2. The Certificate programme is based on a unit structure. Each unit of the Certificate is worth 15 CATS points at undergraduate level 3.
   
   
3. Students will have a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years to complete the course.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.
   
   
6. Each unit will be assessed by continuous assessment which may involve coursework, group projects, essays or reports.
   
   
7. Students who fail an assignment at the first attempt (grade of less than 40%) have the opportunity to resubmit their work. Resubmitted work can only be given a maximum grade of 40%.
   

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Last reviewed: 30/06/06
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