Canine Therapy and Rehabilitation

Canine rehabilitation is widely regarded as one of the fastest growing areas in pet welfare and veterinary practice. The course will develop your understanding of the scientific principles and clinical practice of the prehabilitation techniques for maximum performance and health and rehabilitation techniques for animals post veterinary treatment. It will cover aspects of hydrotherapy and land based rehabilitation in the small animal including the in-patient, the out-patient and the elite athlete.

The overall focus of the course would be a holistic approach to maintaining and improving animal health and welfare and therefore would also include the development of positive behavioural modification techniques and therapeutic handling skills to facilitate the rehabilitation process. This course is accredited by the AHPR (Animal Health Professions' Register) and students will be able to gain direct entry to the register following successful completion of the course.

This course is delivered by Warwickshire College and validated in partnership with Coventry University, and is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).

For our Higher Education Terms and Conditions please visit https://wcg.ac.uk/page/701/terms-and-conditions

Modules may include:

Year 1 - Level 4

Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology
Professional Practice and Animal Law
Psychology of Animal Training
Applied Animal Management
Principles of Canine Therapy
Academic Study Skills, Employability and T-Shaped (ASSET)

Year 2 - Level 5

Research and Design Analysis
Animal Health and Disease
Animal Development and Training
Enterprise Development
Canine Therapeutic and Rehabilitation Techniques
Canine Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics

Year 3 - Level 6

Dissertation
Advances in Behavioural Research
Collaborative Practice for Veterinary Physiotherapists
Canine Therapy and Consultation in Practice

Optional Modules

Ethics and the Animal Industry
Contemporary Issues in Welfare and Behaviour

During the course, students will be expected to undertake 50 hours of small animal placements.

For further details about this course, please refer to the programme specification here:

https://blob.wcg.ac.uk/pdf/definitive-programme-specification-bsc-hons-canine-therapy-and-rehabilitation-acc-7d95c38f5400d608f78e93bf5282085e.pdf

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated, please contact us for the latest information.

Each module has its own specific assessment profile, for example 100% coursework or 50% coursework and 50% written examination.

Modules are assessed using a variety of methods (real life case studies, professional projects, laboratory practical investigations, reports and essays, presentations and video documentaries, research dissertation) thus allowing students to develop a range of skills related to the subject area and to build confidence in the subject and in themselves.