DREAM CAREERS START AT HARTPURY postgraduate prospectus DREAM CAREERS START AT HARTPURY There really is no To appreciate how special our campus is, you really have place like Hartpury.” to see it. CONTENTS Veterinary Physiotherapy (MSc) 21 It’s a 360 hectare estate – a specialist environment which Coaching Science (MSc, PGDip, PGCert) 22 Life in Gloucestershire 4 has had more than £50million invested in it over the last 10 years. Integrated Professional Development (Coaching Science) - Postgraduate study at Hartpury - an overview 6 23 [MSc, PGDip, PGCert] Hartpury provides a unique postgraduate experience; in a beautiful setting, supported by outstanding staff, Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MRes, PGDIP, PGCERT) 8 students are able to engage in applied study and research Applied Strength and Conditioning (MSc, PGDIP, PGCERT) 24 as part of Hartpury’s active research community. Your Anthrozoology (MRes, PGDIP, PGCERT) 10 Programme Manager will support you in making the Meet the Postgraduate | Ryszard Chadwick 26 most of the opportunities available at Hartpury, including access to facilities, making the most of industry contacts Equestrian Performance (MRes, PGDIP, PGCERT) 12 Graduate Assistantship Scheme 28 and links and help with potential placements/research Equestrian Performance and Rehabilitation collaborations. 13 Meet the Postgraduate | Greg Atkin 30 (Postgraduate Certificate) Hartpury postgraduates enter a range of professional Lecturers honoured at awards 32 careers. A significant proportion enter employment Meet the Postgraduate | Jess Williams 14 directly related to their studies. Roles include Veterinary Technician, Animal Welfare Officer, Microbiologist, Zoo Equine Science (MSc, PGDip, PGCert) 16 Research at Hartpury 33 Education Officer, Researcher, Lecturer and Sports Coach. Meet the Staff | Dr Kathryn Nankervis 18 Meet the Postgraduate | Rachel Kent 35 Our outstanding postgraduate employment history of 100% highlights how these courses will help you progress Elite Performer Development 36 both your interests and career aspirations. Equine Behaviour and Welfare (Postgraduate Certificate) 20 Where we are 37 There’s a 20% discount on full-time postgraduate course fees if DID YOU KNOW you are graduating with an honours degree from Hartpury? 3 LIFE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE Prize winners celebrate at Hartpury’s graduation ceremony at Gloucester Cathedral Gloucestershire is a stunning and diverse county – with the charm of the Cotswolds and the breathtaking landscapes of the Forest of Dean. “Hartpury is a really special place. The first There are so many places to visit across the region, including zoos, wildlife parks, nature reserves time I saw the campus I fell in love with it. and sites of natural beauty. Nearby Cheltenham hosts many events including the Festival of Science As student ambassadors, we are always in June and the Gold Cup week at the Racecourse in March. available to give people tours of Hartpury. The county is also sports mad, with Gloucester home to one of the biggest rugby clubs in the If you can’t make one of the Postgraduate country. Fans, including Hartpury students, flock to Kingsholm Stadium week in week out. open events, then we are always happy to Fantastic shopping can be found close by in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bristol arrange a time that works for you.” You are also spoilt for choice when it comes to adventure sports with South Cerney Water Park, Becki Lavender | Student Ambassador kayaking and rock climbing in the Wye Valley, and the dry ski slope all within easy reach of the Hartpury campus. 4 5 Postgraduate study at Hartpury We offer a wide range of postgraduate qualifications across Sport, Equine and Animal and Land, including Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters level qualifications. Our postgraduate programmes give you the necessary applied understanding to ensure you succeed in your chosen industry. Through part-time routes we also offer the perfect opportunity for professionals already in industry to gain academic qualifications and further develop their skills and experience. Our postgraduate offering is flexible and includes weekend block delivery. Students can enrol on to postgraduate study immediately after completing their Honours Degree or after time out from education. We also consider applicants on an individual basis, such as those who might not have a subject-relevant undergraduate degree, but who have already been working to a high level in industry. To support your studies, a new 24-hour postgraduate study area is available in our University Learning Centre. “The postgraduate room is a brilliant new addition to the library that functions as a comfortable working space, enabling peers to meet and discuss projects or research DID YOU KNOW? ideas.” Hartpury boasts a 100% postgraduate Simon Hubbard MSc by Research Animal Behaviour and Welfare employment record 6 7 animal behaviour and welfare (MRES, PGDIP, PGCERT) Masters in Research Animal Behaviour & Welfare ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: WHY YOU SHOULD STUDY THIS DEGREE: WHAT YOU’LL LEARN DID YOU KNOW? The programme begins with 60 credits of taught modules, including Advances You should have at least a 2:2 Honours Degree in a relevant subject from a UK We have links with a number of organisations and establishments. These You will undertake a personalised research project fully supported by in Animal Behaviour, Contemporary Issues in Animal Welfare and Research university, or equivalent if you are an international applicant. include Cotswold Wildlife Park, Natural England, Pillansberg National Park, expert staff, outstanding facilities and industry links Methods. RSPB and West Midlands Safari Park; this will allow you to undertake exciting You will gain the knowledge and skills to progress on to a PhD in a research projects relevant to the needs of the industry. Students with non-relevant qualifications but with two or more years of related topic or employment in the animal behaviour and welfare sector These modules will give you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of animal behaviour and welfare science, advance your skills in critically evaluating relevant work experience or professional experience will be considered on an as researchers, consultants, welfare officers and lecturers current research and develop your abilities in research design and statistical Students enrolled on the MRes are able to apply for funding to support their individual basis. Your lecturers come from diverse academic backgrounds analysis. These skills, along with one to one support, will allow you to under- research project (a maximum of £1000) by applying through the College’s Our excellent facilities include a canine hydrotherapy unit, a working stand and apply current scientific thinking, develop new ideas and evaluate Scholarship Committee. farm, a red deer herd and a collection of exotic and domestic animals current practices. This will allow you to effectively design and carry out your research project. This original research will make a valuable contribution to WHY YOU SHOULD STUDY THIS DEGREE: As this degree is research-focused, you will spend nine months the field of animal behaviour or welfare. The dissertation is flexible and can be completing your research project, developing skills and in-depth tailored to specific interests and career aspirations. knowledge Your initial focus will be on taught core modules that include advances in animal behaviour, focusing on animal cognition, animal personality The knowledge and skills that you gain from the programme will enhance your and animal communication, and contemporary issues in animal welfare career prospects and can be applied in future scientific research and in practical science, including legislation, welfare concerns and welfare assessment. areas such as conservation, research centres and zoos. CONFERENCES Optional modules will enable you to tailor your Masters to your own areas of interest and could include the human-animal bond, wildlife conflict and animal behaviour and welfare in practice. Attending and participating in academic conferences will provide you with MODULES essential practice in conference preparation and presentation and will allow Study will be a mix of lectures, seminars, laboratory and field work, Advances in Animal Behaviour Contemporary Issues in Animal Welfare Science you to network with employers and other academics working in your chosen practical welfare assessment and study trips “The course is really interesting and informative, managing to convey field. We undertake programme trips to the Association for the Study of Postgraduate Independent Study The Research Process conceptually challenging material in a fun and friendly way. The practical Animal Behaviour conference and the Universities Federation of Animal parts of the course enhanced the overall learning and the staff were ever Welfare conference. We also encourage students to present their postgraduate helpful whenever I felt out of my depth. Advice was readily available whenever Extended Postgraduate Dissertation research at conferences, such as BSAS, ISAZ, UFAW and the Mammal Society required from both students and staff. ” Conference. AFTER GRADUATION John Grainger MRes Animal Zoo Education Officers or Researchers, University and College Lecturers, Behaviour and Welfare Policy & Legislation Advisors, PhD Study 8 9 One year full-time Anthrozoology (MRES, PGDIP, PGCERT) Part-time routes are available WHY YOU SHOULD STUDY THIS DEGREE: ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: The Masters