Higher Education Certificate in Applied Canine Behaviour and Training

You will need:

- A minimum of 48 UCAS points

- Plus: GCSE English 4 (grade C) or above or equivalent qualification.

- Plus: A suitable reference.

UCAS points may be from qualifications such as A Levels, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diplomas, Access to Higher Education Diplomas, City and Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas and T Levels. Please use the UCAS Tariff points calculator to determine the UCAS points value of your qualifications.

Significant related industrial experience of non-traditional students will be taken into account when considering applications without the required formal entry qualifications.

The successful completion of an entry task may be required when considering applications without the required formal entry qualifications.

If an applicants first language is not English, or a Tier 4 student visa to study is required and GCSE English at grade 4/C or equivalent is not held, they will need to evidence their English language proficiency level, such as International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 6.0 overall (with a minimum 5.5 in each skill).

Blended learning is a flexible approach to education that combines online and in-person classroom experiences. You will attend interactive online lectures accompanied by asynchronous tasks, and you are encouraged to join on-campus for block weekends for in person sessions. Alternative online options are available for those students unable to attend in person.

This programme is delivered with a variety of learning and teaching approaches to include all students' learning styles and preferences.

For all modules, theory lectures aim to deliver the core content providing interactive and real-time instruction from industry experts, underpinning knowledge.

This programme utilises blended learning combining online and in-person elements complimented with asynchronous seminars to reinforce the concepts delivered theoretically. Online webinars focus on facilitating a student-centred approach to enhance the independent learning that takes place outside of the webinar lecture sessions. Using the webinar software, staff are able to monitor engagement to ensure participations.

Lectures are delivered online in three-hour sessions per week in the evenings, 6-9pm. On occasion, this may be split over two evenings. You can expect to receive your timetable during induction week.

In addition to the three hours in class, you will have additional asynchronous tasks set each week which need to be completed at a time to suit you during that week.

In total, contact time will be approximately eight hours a week to include lectures, seminars, asynchronous sessions and support sessions. Additional to this you will book individual tutorials with your Programme Leader. You will have four individual tutorials in an academic year.

You are also expected to carry out private study in addition to contact time (as a guide, each 20-credit module requires 200 hours of study time inclusive of lecture time), which equates to approximately 10 hours of study per week over the duration of the module, of which you will be taught two modules per semester.

Attendance is also required at block sessions. You are encouraged to attend onsite at University Centre Bishop Burton, however alternative online options are available for those students unable to attend in person.

Block sessions for the 2026/27 academic year are as follows:

- September 2026 (Induction and first lectures)

- March 2027 (Lectures)

Dates for 2026/27 will be confirmed in due course.