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Animal Therapy, Rehabilitation and Performance

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Writtle Campus
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Course summary

This course focuses on both the canine and equine species, offering you a hands-on experience in our specialist therapy centres and commercial clinics within ARU Writtle. Throughout the course, you’ll develop expert skills in anatomy, movement assessment, rehabilitation planning and manual therapies for musculoskeletal issues.

You’ll learn from an experienced team of tutors including veterinary surgeons, nutrition and behaviour specialists, biomechanists and staff who are practising clinicians in veterinary physiotherapy and massage.

Modules

Year 1:
Foundations of Professional Skills
Factors affecting Animal Performance and Wellbeing
Animal Anatomy and Physiology
Animal Therapy Assessment: Principals and Practice
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Nutrition, Behaviour and Welfare

Year 2:
Ruskin Module
Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of Animal Movement
Principals and Applications of Manual Interventions
Animal Health, Disease and Pain Mechanisms
Research Methods
Animal Hydrotherapy and First Aid

Year 3:
Major Project
Integrated Approaches to Exercise Physiology
Applied Techniques in Animal Massage, Rehabilitation and Hydrotherapy
Animal Biomechanics and Pathophysiology
Professional Development for Career Success

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Writtle Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
D332
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Writtle Campus
Campus Code:
W
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
D332
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Writtle Campus
Campus Code:
W

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
112 - 96 points

We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff.

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