Hartpury University Undergraduate Prospectus

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You’ll benefit from outstanding facilities, including a Veterinary Nursing Clinical Skills Centre, a livery yard that's home to over 230 horses, international equine events each year and a commercial Equine Therapy Centre on site. In your first year you’ll develop knowledge and skills in essential areas including anatomy, husbandry, pharmacy management and patient care. You'll then spend 1800 hours in a veterinary practice work placement, before returning to Hartpury to develop skills in areas such as diagnostics, and surgical and anaesthesia practice. Industry opportunities In your second year you’ll complete a work- based clinical placement (currently 1,800 hours) in an approved RCVS veterinary training practice. This will allow you to develop clinical skills ready for qualifying. We have excellent partnerships with local and national practices. You could also help to rehabilitate horses as a volunteer in our Equine Therapy Centre during your studies. This course is ideal for those who are passionate about working as an equine veterinary nurse and move directly into industry once qualified and registered. Veterinary Nurse. Train with over 90 small and large animals, and horses, on campus. Benefit from outstanding facilities and strong industry partnerships. Qualify as a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Registered Equine Veterinary Nursing Science Foundation (FdSc)

Completion of this programme will give you eligibility to join the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Veterinary Nursing Register and allow you to practise as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.*

Entry requirements A typical offer is 64-80 UCAS tariff points See entry requirements on pages 135-136 Typical offer information is for guidance only Find out more at www.hartpury.ac.uk

UCAS code D311 3 years

Specialise your training in equine veterinary nursing

Benefit from a livery yard, horses and a commercial Equine Therapy Centre on site Equine facilities

Graduate destinations • Equine veterinary nurse • Equine Veterinary Nursing Science Level 6 Top-up

Learn from a teaching team of RCVS-registered veterinary nurses

*Due to the professional nature of this programme, students will incur some additional costs. Please see website.

Vet Nursing