This course takes a holistic approach to animal management and is aimed at providing students with this broad knowledge; a wide range of species are available to enable students to gain sound practical animal husbandry skills, which are then complemented by an academic programme that covers topics such as nutrition, breeding, health and behaviour; these are combined with a deeper understanding of business and trade as it relates to the animal sector; in the 2nd and 3rd years of the course, students have a choice of specialist modules allowing them to concentrate their knowledge in line with a specific group of animal species; students must add the following course codes to their UCAS application to signify which strand they wish to take: Companion and zoo management: COM; Equine studies: EQUS; Biological surveying: BIO; Business management: BUS; Conservation management: CON; Event management: EVE; Farm livestock production: FAR; Wildlife conservation: WIL.