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Zoology Courses

 

If your organisation offers courses connected with zoology or natural history please e-mail me the details so that I can add them to this site.

 

Colleges Offering Animal Care Courses

The following list comprises of some of the colleges offering animal care courses, the BTEC First Diploma in Animal Care (1 year) and the BTEC National Diploma in Animal Care (2 year):

 

Bicton College of Agriculture
East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton
Devon, EX9 7BY
Tel: (+44) (0) 1395 568353
Fax: (+44) (0) 1395 567502 		Derbyshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture
Broomfield, Morley, Ilkeston, Derby
DE7 6DN
Tel: (+44) (0) 1332 831345
Fax: (+44) (0) 1332 830298
Hartpury College
Hartpury House, Nr Gloucester, GL19 3BE
Tel: (+44) (0) 1452 700283
Fax: (+44) (0) 1452 700629 		Llysfasi College
Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 2LB
Tel: (+44) (0) 1978 790263
Fax: (+44) (0) 1978 790468
Myerscough College
Myerscough Hall, Bilsborrow, Nr Preston
PR3 0RY
Tel: (+44) (0) 1995 640611
Fax: (+44) (0) 1995 640842  		Reaseheath College
Reaseheath, Nantwich, Cheshire
CW5 6DF
Tel: (+44) (0) 1270 625131
Fax: (+44) (0) 1270 625665
Rodbaston College
Rodbaston, Penkridge, Stafford
ST19 5PH
Tel: (+44) (0) 1785 712209
Fax: (+44) (0) 1785 715701 		Sparsholt College
Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire
SO21 2NF
Tel: (+44) (0) 1962 776441
Fax: (+44) (0) 1962 776587?
Walford College
Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Y4 2HL
Tel: (+44) (0) 1939 260461
Fax: (+44) (0) 1939 261112 		 

 

This is not a comprehensive list of colleges offering these courses.

 

Some colleges of Further Education also offer Animal Science courses that are less practical in nature, but slightly more academic in content. Such as: 

West Cheshire College
Handbridge Centre
Eaton Road
Handbridge
Chester
CH4 7ER
Tel: (+44) (0) 1244 677677
Fax: (+44) (0) 1244 680131

 

 

Last Updated 04/02/2001