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This course builds your understanding of animal husbandry, housing, care and welfare, and gives you the skills you'll need to work in the animal care industry.
This course is available on the Scottish Rural College (SRUC) website.
As well as giving you a thorough understanding of subjects related to animal care, housing, welfare and husbandry, this HNC gives you the practical skills and confidence you need to work in the industry.
Covering subjects like animal anatomy and physiology, animal behaviour, health, disease and nutrition, it teaches how to provide the highest standards of care and welfare for the animals you work with.
Graduates will have the skills they need to take on a supervisory level job within the animal care industry.
Alternatively, if you'd like to continue your studies, this course offers access to our HND in Animal Care.
View the related document to read more about progression routes when studying Animal Care.
Take a look around the SRUC Virtual Experience for lots of great student videos and examples of what it’s like to study our courses, along with campus and facility tours.
SRUC holds open days regularly. Visit our listings page for details of our up-coming events.
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) was established in 2012 through the merger of the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) with Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge Colleges. Through these institutions, we can trace our lineage back over 100 years.