UCAS Code
D312
Institution code: H12
Extended Foundation Degree Programme
Veterinary Nursing
Application
Please include GCSE results on your UCAS application form.
Choosing this specialist route is ideal if you are hoping to become a veterinary nurse. Our veterinary nursing degrees and foundation degrees are very popular, with excellent career prospects. There are increasing employment opportunities within veterinary nursing, practice management and the development of vet practices and the animal health industry. Veterinary nursing is a career with lots of job satisfaction and there is a strong demand for qualified people. Although primarily dealing with companion animals, you will have the opportunity to study a range of farm livestock. Harper Adams’ degree and foundation degree courses are fully approved by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
A mock veterinary practice, housed within the veterinary nursing unit features a consulting room, prep room, x-ray facility and an operating theatre, so students can gain practical experience in a safe, realistic environment before working in a commercial veterinary practice. There is also a Companion Animal House, with a range of pets and exotics, including chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, snakes and geckos.
Please note that you will need to have some relevant work experience and will be interviewed by the Veterinary Nursing Course Manager as well as the EFDP manager.
Entry requirements
You must be at least 17 years old, with an expectation to have eight or nine GCSE passes at grade C or above, to include English language, maths and science. However, we judge all candidates on their individual merits and may take other skills, qualifications and life experience into account when considering applications. Mature students without formal qualifications will need to provide evidence of their ability to pursue successfully a course at this level. This may include an academic assessment at Harper Adams, taken on interview days.
Requires 4 weeks relevant work experience, and you will also be interviewed by the VN Course Manager.
Contact information
For course related enquiries please contact:
Admissions
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815 000
Email: admissions@harper-adams.ac.uk
Seven specially selected modules will provide you with the academic and study skills you will need to prepare you for higher education. Modules are small units of study. Each one is worth a certain number of credits and you must pass all modules (earning 120 credits) to pass the first year.
Essential skills modules
These three modules are compulsory and are studied by all students on the EFDP course. They cover key skills and basic study skills.
Module table
| Module title | |
|---|---|
| Essential skills modules (Compulsory) 40 credits |
Maths Awareness: Numeracy and Statistics (15 credits) |
| Information and Communication Technology (15 credits) | |
| Academic Skills (10 credits) | |
| Core modules 60 credits |
Animal Health and Welfare |
| Biology | |
| Business Studies | |
| Optional module (1 from 3) 20 credits |
Enterprise |
| Countryside Studies | |
| Food Studies |
Assessment
Assessment is via a balance of coursework and examination. Weighting is typically 50 percent course work and 50 percent exams, although certain modules, such as Academic Skills are 100 percent coursework assessed. Environmental Science and Maths Awareness are assessed 100 percent by examination.
