This three-year science degree is in partnership with Abingdon and Witney College. Most of the teaching is at Oxford Brookes, but there are also some sessions at Witney Campus and the College’s stud farm. Since the farm runs as a racehorse stud producing youngstock for the thoroughbred sales, you have the opportunity to gain real-life commercial experience and to benefit from its facilities. Graduates of this Equine Science degree are equipped with an up-to-date understanding of scientific principles and management theories as well as the skills to implement them, whether progressing into employment within the equine industry or elsewhere.

There is a range of employment opportunities for our graduates, and specialisation in your final year can help to determine your professional area. Recent graduates have gained positions in racecourses, biomechanics consultancies, event management and further education colleges as lecturers. Others have secured roles in owner services at Weatherbys, gained entry into veterinary colleges or continued in higher education with a Veterinary Physiotherapy MSc, for example, or other postgraduate options, such as PhDs or MBAs. Careers as equine scientists, yard managers, insurance agents, trainee accountants, nutritionists, journalists, facility managers and equine business advisers are also potential destinations.