Zoo Animal Management with Conservation

Study a foundation degree and set up your future in animal welfare and management with our FdSc in Zoo Animal Management and Conservation, delivered in partnership with South Staffordshire College.

Welcome to the zoo! If your interests lie in animal management, welfare and conservation and you want to get on the career track that follows your passions, our foundation degree is for you. This course, delivered at South Staffordshire college utilises the campus zoo which houses over 400 animal species, and has been developed to put you on the path to a degree via top-up, or to bolster your current career expertise. Our FdSc Zoo Animal Management will allow you to develop a broad range of skills and knowledge about animal behaviour and its implications in animal husbandry, conservation and wildlife management.

In this 2-year foundation degree, you will investigate animal welfare, animal nutrition and animal breeding and how all of these have direct and indirect effects on animal behaviour. What's more, you'll explore all aspects of animal anatomy and physiology and how animals have adapted to meet the pressures of survival, while examining the behaviour of animals, both in captivity and the wild, and the wider implications and importance of understanding and unravelling their ethology.

As well as the importance of strong subject knowledge, we recognise that practical skills and industry experience are highly prized by potential employers and therefore this course also offers an opportunity to develop your transferable skills and develop industry links during our animal management and industrial experience modules.

Welcome to the zoo! If your interests lie in animal management, welfare and conservation and you want to get on the career track that follows your passions, our foundation degree is for you. This course, delivered at South Staffordshire college utilises the campus zoo which houses over 400 animal species, and has been developed to put you on the path to a degree via top-up, or to bolster your current career expertise. Our FdSc Zoo Animal Management will allow you to develop a broad range of skills and knowledge about animal behaviour and its implications in animal husbandry, conservation and wildlife management.

In this 2-year foundation degree, you will investigate animal welfare, animal nutrition and animal breeding and how all of these have direct and indirect effects on animal behaviour. What's more, you'll explore all aspects of animal anatomy and physiology and how animals have adapted to meet the pressures of survival, while examining the behaviour of animals, both in captivity and the wild, and the wider implications and importance of understanding and unravelling their ethology.

As well as the importance of strong subject knowledge, we recognise that practical skills and industry experience are highly prized by potential employers and therefore this course also offers an opportunity to develop your transferable skills and develop industry links during our animal management and industrial experience modules.

Work placements

In our 2-year foundation degree, you will develop your passions into expertise through a variety of modules.

In your first year you will discover the science behind the care and breeding of animals in our animal Husbandry, Behaviour and Welfare module, and look at the past and future of the animal kingdom in Animal Evolution and Diversity. Also, you will delve deeper into animal science and care in our Animal Inside and Out, and explore the best techniques of sustainable futures in Wildlife conservation and Environment. What’s more, you will get the chance to improve your employability profile and academic skills in our Academic and Industry Skills Development module.

Your second year will see you building on your foundational knowledge to an expert level, readying you for management in your chosen field. You’ll study modules in Zoological Management, Zoo animal Welfare and conservation, and Environmental Interpretation and Enclosure Design, as well as improving your portfolio of work and profile in our Scientific methods and Independent Project, and Professional Skills Development modules.

In our 2-year foundation degree, you will develop your passions into expertise through a variety of modules.

In your first year you will discover the science behind the care and breeding of animals in our animal Husbandry, Behaviour and Welfare module, and look at the past and future of the animal kingdom in Animal Evolution and Diversity. Also, you will delve deeper into animal science and care in our Animal Inside and Out, and explore the best techniques of sustainable futures in Wildlife conservation and Environment. What’s more, you will get the chance to improve your employability profile and academic skills in our Academic and Industry Skills Development module.

Your second year will see you building on your foundational knowledge to an expert level, readying you for management in your chosen field. You’ll study modules in Zoological Management, Zoo animal Welfare and conservation, and Environmental Interpretation and Enclosure Design, as well as improving your portfolio of work and profile in our Scientific methods and Independent Project, and Professional Skills Development modules.