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Animal Welfare and Society BA (Hons)

University of Winchester

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University of Winchester
UCAS CODE: DD32

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

- Develop high level knowledge of animal behaviour, training, welfare, and conservation- Study at the University’s Centre for Animal Welfare and take advantage of its partnerships with major animal welfare organisations - Gain hands-on practice and learn how to perform welfare assessments in the field - Kick-start a career in diverse areas such as teaching, veterinary work or seek accreditation as an animal behaviouristYou will explore connections and relationships between humans and other animals, and critically review theories, philosophies and issues concerning the treatment of them. You will study a range of issues including animal welfare; animal ethics; animal law; consuming animals; criminality and animals; animal representations; animals and policy; environment and animals; and animal advocacy.Throughout the course you explore crucial questions about human relationships with other animals. How do we understand them? What are our responsibilities to them? Should we eat them? Why do we develop emotional attachments to them? Why do we vilify some animals and not others? An essential element of the course is how humans relate to other animals, and what it means to be human.This interdisciplinary course engages with scholarly work from the arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences in order to examine how humans may reconsider their relationship with animals. The broad scope and thought-provoking content enables you to discover and explore your areas of interest.The course is both classroom-based and field-based. Through internships and other work-placement opportunities you are able to experience working with animals and/or are organisations associated with animal issues.

Application deadline

29 January

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points

UCAS Points : 104 - 120

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University information

University of Winchester

University of Winchester

  • University League Table

    103rd

  • Campus address

    University of Winchester, Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 4NR, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Sociology

    64th out of 101 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    118 57%

    61st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    47th

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.88 72%

    86th

    2

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