Canine Therapy and Rehabilitation with Integrated Foundation Year

Canine rehabilitation, with a specific focus on canine therapy, 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 is a four year course where the foundation phase is integrated and studied across the first two years of the programme. You will study additional modules alongside core level 4 course modules. In the first year you will be supported to develop scientific knowledge of anatomy and physiology through the development of a learning toolkit portfolio. You will also engage with applied learning that links your academic studies to professional practice. In your second year you will be given individual supervision to enhance your independent learning skills as you progress through the courses.

The course is accredited by the AHPR (Animal Health Practitioners 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

Learning Toolkit
Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology
Applied Learning Portfolio
Academic Study Skills, Employability and T-Shaped (ASSET)

Year 2 - Level 4

Professional Practice and Animal Law
Psychology of Animal Training
Applied Animal Management
Principles of Canine Therapy
Independent Learning Portfolio

Year 3 - Level 5

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

Year 4 - Level 6

Dissertation
Advances in Behavioural Research
Complementary Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
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-ify-acc-e5d556b82cef4324807d252d26e71a14.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.