Top-up your existing qualifications to a full BSc (Hons) degree. Explore the business and science behind successful horse management, applying what you learn in our industry-leading facilities. Focus on the topics that interest you. Graduate with the skills and knowledge you need for your career.

Learn on a campus full of commercial opportunities and outstanding facilities. You’ll gain experience in our equine therapy and rider performance centres, as well as our animal science laboratories.

You'll have the opportunity to study concepts underpinning the development of injury prevention, therapy and rehabilitation programmes, learn more about equine behaviour and welfare or explore areas relating to business and project management in the equine industry. Other optional modules cover the nutrition of performance horses and current issues in the equestrian industry, exploring the research to debate current areas of interest.

An applied research project will allow you to explore a topic of your choice in detail. You’ll evaluate and better understand current industry practices, giving you work-ready skills and knowledge. Guest lecturers with industry and research experience will complement your learning.

Successful completion of this degree will prepare you to move into work within the equine industry or move onto postgraduate study.

Industry opportunities

You'll benefit from access to horses on our livery yard, as well as our commercial equine therapy and rider performance centres if required for the completion of your applied research project. We'll also encourage you to secure gain experience in industry through voluntary work while you're here. Where appropriate, industry and research-based guest speakers will contribute to your modules.

This course is ideal for those who...

Have a passion for the equine industry and want to build on their current qualifications and industry experience.

Teaching

This programme comprises of different modules, which focus on specific subjects. The modular structure of the programme gives you flexibility and choice and you can attend introductory sessions for optional modules before having to finally decide which ones you wish to study.

Learning and assessment

You will be assessed through a mixture of written exams, practical exams and coursework. Many of the modules will be marked based on a mixture of assessment types, whilst others will be based solely on one type of assessment.

Graduate destinations

Career options are diverse. You could move into a range of professional equestrian careers. Graduates have recently progressed into:

• Sponsorship Co-ordinator, Three Counties Showground
• Equine Therapy Centre Manager
• International Event Rider and Olympic medallist
• College lecturing roles
• Postgraduate study