BA (Hons)

Animal Science (top-up)

Study this one year, top-up degree taught at Canterbury College and awarded by the University of Kent.

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Key information

Start

September 2027

Location

Canterbury College

Study mode

1 year full-time

Fees (per year)

UK: TBC

International: TBC

Typical offer

All entry requirements

Overview

The Animal Science (top-up) is designed to be a progression route for students who have successfully completed the HND in Applied Animal Science or equivalent award.

On this programme you have access to well-equipped laboratories and an animal centre. You will have as much practical involvement with animals as possible and a number of trips and activities are organised each year.

The course

You'll study a range of modules covering anthrozoology, wildlife heritage, pathology and immunology, and animal science.

What you'll study

Plot your course. Discover the modules you'll study on your Kent journey.

The six modules studied will be selected from:

Animal Adaptations
Clinical Animal Behaviour
Pathology and Immunology
Conservation and Wildlife Heritage
Animal Reproduction
Anthrozoology
Clinical Animal Science

There will also be an independent research project which will undertaken alongside the taught modules.

How you'll study

You will be assessed through examinations and coursework, including projects, essays and presentations.

Contextual offers consider personal circumstances as well as academic grades.

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International students cannot be admitted to this programme at this time due to visa restrictions.

English Language Requirements

This course requires a Good level of English language, equivalent to B2 on CEFR.

Details on how to meet this requirement can be found on our English language entry requirements web page.

Examples:

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

GCSE Grade 4/C or above in English Language

IB Standard Level Grade 5 or above in English A: Language and Literature

A Level Grade C or above in English Language or English Literature.

You will need at least a Merit grade at HND in Applied Animal Science or other relevant discipline or a foundation degree with a value of 240 credits.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2027 entry

*The Government has confirmed that tuition fees in England for Home students will increase to £10,050 from £9,790 for the academic year 2027/28.

Tuition fees may be increased in the second and subsequent years of your course. Detailed information on possible future increases in tuition fees is contained in the Tuition Fees Increase Policy.

For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

UK
International

Full-time (UK)

TBC

Full-time (International)

TBC

Your fee status

The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.

For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

There will be an additional cost for any trips.

IT Equipment

Students will require regular access to a desktop computer/laptop with an internet connection to use the University of Kent’s online resources and systems. Please see information about the minimum computer requirements for study. 

Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.

Funding

Please check with Canterbury College for potential funding opportunities.

Your future

A degree can boost average lifetime earnings by over

£300,000

Graduate employment outcomes - Universities UK

Ready to apply?

If you are from the UK or Ireland, you must apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not from the UK or Ireland, you can apply through UCAS or directly on our website if you have never used UCAS and you do not intend to use UCAS in the future.

Apply through UCAS

UCAS code D390
Institution ID K24

International students

You can make a direct application to Kent if you pay international tuition fees, live outside the UK or Ireland and do not have or intend to have a UCAS account or application.

There is no application fee for a direct application to Kent.

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The University of Kent makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in its publicity materials is fair and accurate and to provide educational services as described. However, the courses, services and other matters may be subject to change. For more information please read our terms and conditions.

*Where fees are regulated (such as by the Department for Education or Research Council UK) permitted increases are normally inflationary and the University therefore reserves the right to increase tuition fees by inflation (RPI excluding mortgage interest payments) as permitted by law or Government policy in the second and subsequent years of your course. If we intend to exercise this right to increase tuition fees, we will let you know by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which we intend to exercise that right.

If, in the future, the increases to regulated fees permitted by law or government policy exceed the rate of inflation, we reserve the right to increase fees to the maximum permitted level. If we intend to exercise this extended right to increase tuition fees, we will let you know by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which we intend to exercise that right.

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