Animal Management - Level 3 Extended Diploma
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Code: PFFN01171
- Further Education
- Full-time
- Newtownabbey
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Essentials
Duration: 2 Years Full-time
Start date: 1st September 2025
End date: 4th June 2027
Information Event: Yes
Course fee: FREE (Eligibility criteria may apply)
Course Content
This Level 3 Animal Management qualification is equivalent to three A Levels and is a full-time two-year programme.
The course will give you a wide range of knowledge and skills essential to progress within the animal sector through the study of units directly related. There is an attendance commitment requirement of approximately 16.75 hours per week, may vary dependant on the needs of the course.
Examples of the subjects you will study while completing this course include:
- Understand and promote animal health
- Manage animal accommodation
- Understand animal anatomy and physiology
- Plan and monitor animal feeding
- Understand the principals of animal biology
- Understand animal handling and safe working
- Undertake and review work related experience in the land based industries
- Undertake an investigative project in the land-based sector
- Business management in the land-based sector
- The course will be assessed by a combination of practical work and assignments.
A total of 180 credits are required to achieve the full 3 A-Level equivalent in Animal Managment.
If you are accepted onto this course without a Grade C in Maths and/or English you will be required to complete the relevant Essential Skills qualification.
Some of our Level 3 in Animal Management students share their experiences about the course.
Special Features
As animal management has a range of different career routes, class trips and visits to animal related businesses, the zoo and other animal care providers is a requirement of this course.
UCAS application support will be provided by experienced animal management tutors and the college’s career support department who will provide personal statement guidance and career advice when applying to university or seeking employment.

Essential Skills
All full-time students at Northern Regional College have the opportunity to improve their English, Maths and ICT skills and gain qualifications. The qualification you take will depend on the qualification you already have. If you do not have a grade C or above in GCSE English, Maths or ICT, you MUST complete Essential Skills; this will form a compulsory part of your timetable. If you are planning to go on to further study (for example university), please check if a GCSE qualification (rather than Essential Skills Level 2 equivalent) is required. For those who have a GCSE grade D in Maths or English, we offer a GCSE fast-track course.
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