Overview

Animals are a hugely important part of our world, relied upon for food, used as research models, companions, working animals, for sport and in recreation.

More than 60 billion land animals are raised for meat each year around the world, and with increasing meat consumption in places such as China, these figures are set to rise.

Animal welfare is and must be a key priority; understanding and enhancing it is necessary for protecting animal health, human health and environmental protection.

The International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law (Online Learning) programme at The University of Edinburgh offers courses in a variety of areas, including:

history, culture and concepts of animal welfare
animal behaviour
animal welfare assessment
animal ethics
recommendations and policy
legislation, regulation and enforcement
science communication

applied animal welfare - production, companion and captive wild animals

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try different types of experiences and reflect on how and what you develop
get help finding work, including part-time jobs, vacation work, internships and graduate jobs
attend careers events and practice interviews
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Programme Structure

Courses include

Animal Ethics, Policy and Law

International Animal Welfare Science

Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare

Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes

Clinical Animal Behaviour

Equine Behaviour and Welfare

Equitation Science

Anthrozoology

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00

More details

Applicants to the PgProfDev programme can join in September, January or April.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

PgDip - 120 credits

PgCert - 60 credits

PgProfDev - up to 50 credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Legal Studies Animal Science Ethics View 61 other Masters in Legal Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in animal science, biology, psychology, zoology or veterinary science.

It may also consider your application if you have a degree in social science, ethics or law, or if you are an experienced veterinary nurse; please contact the programme team to check before you apply.

If you have relevant work experience and an undergraduate degree in an area other than science, law, ethics or social science we may also consider your application. Please contact the programme team to check before you apply. You may be admitted to the certificate level or Postgraduate Professional Development only in the first instance.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

6366 GBP / year

≈ 6366 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

6366 GBP / year

≈ 6366 GBP / year

Additional Details

PgDip: £12,735/full

PgCert: £6,370/full

PgProfDev: 10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125; 60 credits £6,370

Funding

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