Gain a mix of academic knowledge and practical hands-on skills in equine and canine massage.
If you hold a degree in equine, animal or veterinary science and wish to add professional animal massage to your skillset as a route to becoming qualified in animal chiropractic techniques, our Graduate Certificate in Animal Therapy could provide you with the right career path to do so. Gain a mix of academic knowledge and practical hands-on skills in equine and canine massage.
The Graduate Certificate in Animal Therapy, awarded by Ulster University, is delivered by the McTimoney College of Chiropractic, which is part of the College of Health.
The Graduate Certificate in Animal Therapy programme offers you a mix of academic knowledge and practical hands-on skills in equine and canine massage – to complement existing skills or from which you can build an animal therapy business. It is also an entry route on to the MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme that will train you in animal manipulation using chiropractic techniques.
The overall aim of this programme is to provide those with a non-manipulative background with the requisite skills to enter the MSc in Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic). Specifically, it aims to introduce:
This programme provides a career path for those with a degree in equine science to become a professional practitioner qualified in animal chiropractic techniques. It offers a mix of academic knowledge and practical hands-on skills in equine and canine massage - from which you can start to build an animal therapy business. It is also an entry route onto the MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme that will train you in animal manipulation using chiropractic techniques.
By the end of this programme, students will be able to demonstrate competency in relevant palpation, psychomotor and communication skills, as well as an understanding of the history and philosophy of the profession, and the business and professional skills necessary to start their career in animal therapy.
The overall aim of this programme is to provide those with a non-manipulative background the requisite skills to enter the MSc in Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic).
By the end of this programme, learners will be able to demonstrate competency in relevant palpation, psychomotor and communication skills, as well as an understanding of the history and philosophy of the profession, and the business and professional skills necessary to start their career in animal therapy.
On satisfactory completion of this programme, learners will have the skills to start their own animal therapy business and be eligible to enrol on the MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme.
Students who do not hold an animal science degree but have degree-level qualifications and significant animal experience may apply for this programme under the Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) procedure.
The fee for the Graduate Certificate in Animal Therapy is £2,500
Registration fee to the MAA (McTimoney Animal Association) £75
In addition to your programme fees, there may be additional charges associated with your studies, which include:
For more information about the programme please call 01235 468575 or email admissions@mctimoney-college.org.uk.
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