Foundation Degree in Canine Behaviour and Training

• Research Methods
• Modification of Canine Behavioural Issues
• Fitness & Performance of the Canine Athlete
• Canine Sensory Perception & Behaviour
• Further Dog Training & Instruction Skills
• Work Based Learning for the Land Based Industries#

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There is an option of studying for a third year to top-up to a BSc (Hons) degree. The top-up will include: 

• Understanding Human-Canine Relationship
• Canine Welfare Science and Ethics
• Neural and Endocrine mediates of Behaviour
• Law and Professional Service
• Dissertation

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Overall workload

Your overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity, plus field trips. Your actual contact hours may depend on which optional modules you select, but the following information gives an indication of how much time you will need to allocate to different activities at each year of the course:

Year 1: 30% of your time is spent in timetabled teaching and learning activity

Teaching, Learning and Assessment:       360 hours

Independent Study:                                        840 hours

Year 2: 23% of your time is spent in timetabled teaching and learning activity

Teaching, Learning and Assessment:       270 hours

Placement:                                                         100 hours

Independent Study:                                        830 hours

Class sizes average between 8-40 for modules exclusively delivered on the programme. For those modules offered across several programmes, class size could be as high as 90 individual learners.

Percentage of course assessed by coursework

The balance of assessment by examination and assessment by coursework depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose. The approximate percentage of the course assessed by coursework is as follows:

Year 1

71% coursework

25% written exams

4% Practical

Year 2

71% coursework

21% written exams

8% Practical

Feedback is supplied via Turnitin or directly from the module tutor. The majority of submissions are made via Turnitin and feedback for coursework is provided four working weeks after the submission date. If for unforeseen reasons this is not possible, the reasons will be communicated to the students within 2 weeks and the feedback prioritised within the department.

Written feedback will be supported verbally should the student require clarification. Formative assessment feedback will be provided at the time of completion where possible, with more detailed summative feedback for reports.

Students are given the opportunity to study an optional module at level 5 (yr 2) entitled Work Based Learning for the Land Based Industries. Students are expected to source their own placement, and complete a minimum of 100 hours of work, which can be accrued either in a block or cumulatively over weekends and holiday periods. When selecting a placement, students should consider the financial implications associated with accommodation, travel/commuting and the possible need for a Disclosure Barring service (DBS) check, as UCR is unable to subsidise such costs.