BSc (Hons) Bloodstock and Performance Horse Management

• Bachelor

  Degree

• English

  Language of instructions

• 3 years

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• United Kingdom, Cirencester

  Location

If you aspire to to have a career in the thoroughbred or sports horse industry, our specialist Bloodstock and Performance Horse Management course will teach you all you need to know about training, breeding, racecourse management and enterprise. Industry experience is at the heart of this degree with a work placement in your second year, and visits to leading racing businesses in Newmarket and Ireland. Our University graduates have secured high profile positions in the racing industry including organisations such as Godolphin, Juddmonte, The Jockey Club, Weatherbys and the National Trainers Federation and you could join them. This specialist course compares science and business practices to those within the sports horse industry and equips you with the skills to step into the professional world. The modules available for this course are as follows: Year one 1003 Business Environment 1010 Equine Industry 1033 Business Finance 1034 Personal Development Planning 1040 Equine Evolutionary Anatomy 1235 British Bloodstock Production 1247 Breeding and Genetics 1248 Equine Bioveterinary Science 1 Year two 2014 Equine Law 2036 Sandwich Placement Incorporating Personal Development Planning 2069 Rural Business Enterprise 2166 Equine Business Finance & Taxation 2239 Global Bloodstock Industry 2252 Equine Research and Ethics 2254 Equine Nutrition and Training 2255 Soil and Grassland for Equestrian Use Year three 3015E Honours Research Project 3206 Equine Breeding Management 3217 Advances in Training the Equine Athlete 3224 Advances in Equine Science 3226 The Irish Bloodstock Industry (Study tour) PLUS choice of TWO electives selected from: 3009 Agricultural and Equine Journalism 3200 Equine Health 3224 Advances in Equine Science 3206 Equine Breeding Management 3002 Equine Developments 3225 Negotiation in Business 3081 Consumer Behaviour Entry requirements A Level: CCC – min.96 UCAS Tariff points (to include at least two A Level passes – Desirable to have one science subject. For Science subject: Pass in practical element is not required.) GCSE: (Minimum five GCSEs) - English and Mathematics (or Maths Numeracy for Welsh applicants) at Grade C / 4 or higher are required. International Baccalaureate: 26 points, desirable to include one science or technology subject at higher level.