Canine Behaviour Management (Top up)

This BSc (Hons) Canine Behaviour Management (Top Up) degree programme is aimed at students who have already completed an FdSc level 5 programme or equivalent, offering a blend of academic theory and practical consulting and counselling knowledge relating to canine behaviour management. This will give the next generation of canine consultants and counsellors the opportunity to acquire additional expertise in advanced canine behaviour management.

On this programme, you will have opportunities to assess canine behaviour and apply advanced consulting and counselling techniques to real-world situations. You will have the chance to conduct research projects with the option of using our on-site commercial boarding kennels and laboratory facilities, contributing to the advancement of canine behaviour studies.

Key features of the programme include:

• Industry-ready knowledge, providing a deep understanding of advanced canine behaviour analysis and evidence-based training methods applying theoretical knowledge to real-world professional situations.

• Practical skill development, planning and executing effective training sessions tailored to individual dogs needs, through experience with real-world cases refining behaviour assessment and modification skills.

• Enhancing professionalism, equipping you with the tools to succeed in the industry through effective client consultation, behaviour counselling and high-quality service delivery.

• Engaging in research opportunities, exploring behaviour theories fostering academic growth and contributing to the fields development connecting with professionals building valuable relationships enhancing career prospects and opportunities for mentorship and collaboration.

Coures Aims

• Develop your academic understanding of canine behaviour theories.

• Provide you with the theoretical knowledge and understanding of canine learning and humane training techniques.

• Give you a greater understanding of the disciplines and factors that relate to canine behaviour and training.

Learning and Teaching Approach
This programme is delivered with a variety of learning and teaching approaches to include all students learning styles and preferences.

For all modules, theory lectures are delivered that aim to deliver the core content and provide the underpinning knowledge. Using the webinar software, staff are able to monitor engagement to ensure participations. To complement all theory lectures, students have asynchronous seminars that are used to reinforce concepts delivered theoretically.

Online webinars focus on facilitating a student centred approach to enhance the independent learning that takes place outside of the webinar lecture sessions.

What is the contact time?
Lectures are delivered in three-hour sessions per week in the evenings, 6-9pm GMT. On occasions, this may be split over two evenings.
In addition to the three hours in class, you will have additional tasks / activities set each week which need to be completed at a time to suit you during that week.

In total, contact time will be approximately four hours a week to include lectures, seminars, asynchronous sessions, support sessions. Additional to this time will be final project support sessions that you can book with your supervisor and individual tutorials with your Programme Leader. You will have four indvidual tutorials in an academic year.

Students are also expected to carry out private study in addition to contact time (as a guide, each 20 credit module requires 200 hours of study time inclusive of lecture time), which equates to approximately 10 hours of study per week over the duration of the module, of which you will be taught one module per semester whilst working on your Final Project.

This programme is delivered online. You can expect to receive your timetable during induction week.

What you will study

Year 1

• Human Factors of Canine Behaviour Consulting

• Animal Cognition

• Final Project

Year 2

• Holistic Behaviour Modification

• Advanced Learning Theory

• Final Project (continued from Year 1)

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Assessment includes written assignments, presentations and project work. There are no formal examinations. Opportunities for feedback on assessments are available prior to the final submission to support your development and achievement. Staff aim to return assessed work within a 20 working day timeframe (not including holidays) so that you can most benefit from the feedback.