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Top up your existing qualifications to a full BSc degree in one year. Focus on the topics that interest you most and tailor your study towards your career goals. Gain the experience and skills to progress into a range of career options including sport performance, sports science, health, education, coaching or business.

If you’re passionate about maximising equine performance and rehabilitation alongside veterinary and professional teams, then this is the ideal course for you. This degree is also ideal for those looking to combine practical equine skills with a love for science and research.

Turn your passion for animal training into a rewarding career with our Animal Behaviour and Training (Clinical) degree. You’ll work with our 70-species animal collection, gaining hands-on experience and connecting with leading trainers, scientists, and behaviourists across the UK.

This programme will support you to take your coaching to the next level by becoming a theoretically informed and evidence-based reflexive practitioner. 

As the field of sport science grows, so do opportunities. The need for both practitioners and researchers to work in high performance sport settings is becoming more common. This course provides those looking to enter this industry with a blend of research and practical skills to help provide real word, research-informed solutions to enhance athletic performance.

If you're passionate about the human-horse relationship from an equine welfare perspective, and want to understand how horses interpret our world to enhance their wellbeing, then this is the ideal course for you. You don’t need to ride horses, you simply need a keen interest in horse behaviour, learning and welfare.

The role of a successful sports manager is changing, as new technologies, organisational cultures and social trends influence best practice. This degree has been designed to meet modern industry demands, focusing on the application of theory to practice across a range of sports management and business settings.  

This exciting postgraduate degree has been designed to meet modern industry demands. It stands apart from other courses, focusing on the application of theory to practice in real-world settings across a range of sports and levels. 

Apply theory to practice on a campus equipped with world-class equestrian facilities, including competition arenas, equine therapy and rider performance centres, as well as over 200 horses and riders of all levels.

Develop your passion for training dogs, enhance your skills with the latest technologies and top-up your existing qualification to a full BSc degree.

Immerse yourself in the theory and practical application of zoology, for a fulfilling career conserving the biodiversity of our planet and protecting animal species across the globe.

This course is ideal for those who want to integrate advanced science with high-level equine performance. Applying theory to practice in the real world, you’ll learn how to maximise equestrian athletic performance, aiding the selection of performance horses and extending successful careers of both the horse and the rider.

Hartpury University will consider applications for RPL or Advanced Entry onto undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This process allows you to transfer credits from your current or previous university to continue studies on a similar course at Hartpury. 

This exciting postgraduate degree has been designed to further our scientific understanding of animal behaviour and welfare and how this is applied practically to real-life situations. You'll study the key elements of animal welfare science, including the legal structures and scientific concepts applied to a variety of modern contexts.

Develop your expertise in animal behaviour and welfare and turn your passion into your career. Study the fascinating biology behind behaviour and consider ethical issues. 

PhD study offers a challenging and exciting opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research that makes a difference to industry practice, finds solutions to real-world challenges and helps improve the lives of people and animals. Hartpury offers a rich, dynamic and supportive environment to pursue research.

Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Equine Veterinary Nursing (Diagnostic Imaging and Rehabilitation) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression.

This exciting online postgraduate degree has been designed to meet emerging animal welfare challenges linked to the UK legal system. You’ll apply theory to practice in real-world settings, enabling you to progress into a management role.

Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field whilst enhancing your skills and knowledge. This online MSc allows Registered Veterinary Nurses to combine working in practice with completing a master’s qualification, with opportunities to complete a Postgraduate Certificate across a shorter period of study.

Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression.