Askham Bryan College
Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG)
Askham Bryan College

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 20 graduates of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG) and other courses in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies at Askham Bryan College for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies.

Overall student satisfaction
75 /100
20 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Agriculture, Food and Related Studies at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21500 £18000 £21000
25-75 percentile range £16000 - £25000 £15000 - £21000 £17000 - £25500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Agriculture, Food and Related Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20929 £17781 £20436
25-75 percentile range £18320 - £23959 £14439 - £21864 £16409 - £25848

Course Description

This postgraduate degree course will further your career in the animal behaviour and welfare community, combining classroom and vocational learning. Final Award: MSc Intermediate Awards: PgC, PgD The MSc programme in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare is aimed at those that are due to graduate or have graduated in a related subject area. Alternatively, you may be employed within the animal industry with significant experience and would like to develop higher level skills relating to clinical behaviour in animals. Animal welfare is increasingly becoming a focus in all animal related industries, with increasing demand for clinical behaviourists and trainers across the UK and internationally. Key organisations such as the RSPCA and the Dog Trust are requiring more behaviour and welfare specialists as the industry moves towards becoming more regulated

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG) at Askham Bryan College

20% Teaching Professionals
20% Administrative occupations
20% Business and public service associate professionals
15% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Protective service occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Caring personal services

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc), MSc (PG), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG)

England UK £8000
Northern Ireland £8000
Scotland £8000
Wales £8000
EU £12000
International £12000

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

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Where is this programme taught

Main Campus
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FAQ about Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG) Askham Bryan College

  • Tuition fees for this programme are 8000 per year for UK students. In addition to the tuition fees you should also take into consideration the average monthly cost of living for students in the UK.

  • The median salary of graduates of this course was £21500 15 months after graduation, £18000 3 years after graduation and £21000 after graduation.

  • Teaching Professionals (20%), Administrative occupations (20%), Business and public service associate professionals (20%), Secretarial and related occupations (15%)

  • 20 graduates rated the course 75. This means that 75% of graduates indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the course. See detailed ratings above and how these compare to the averages at other universities.

  • Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare (MSc) MSc (PG) is taught on campus and cannot be taken online at Askham Bryan College.

  • It is pretty easy to get accepted based on UCAS tariff scores (lowest 100% Percentile among all Animal Behaviour students in the UK). Other criteria may have been valued for acceptance apart from UCAS tariff scores.