MSIAABWX - MSci Animal Behaviour and Welfare - Programme Specification

This programme specification contains details on the learning outcomes and teaching assessment strategies for the MSci Animal Behaviour and Welfare award.

MSci Animal Behaviour and Welfare graduates will possess a detailed knowledge of animal behaviour and welfare which will enable them to design, evaluate and manage animal collections to promote animal health and welfare. Graduates will possess skills in critical enquiry and be able to utilise current processes and practices in animal behaviour and animal welfare science to provide solutions to industry based vocational challenges. They will also develop a range of key skills to enable them to quantify the behaviour expressed by animals and to assess the welfare of animals within practical animal environments. Graduates will have completed independent scientific investigations demonstrating the key subject specific, project management, data handling and analysis skills required to effectively demonstrate research competence.