Fleming College adds a BSc in Zoology pathway with Hartpury University, U.K.
Peterborough ON – (March 23, 2022) – Fleming College is expanding its relationship with Hartpury University in the United Kingdom by establishing a new transfer agreement, allowing students in Fleming’s School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences the opportunity to complete a degree with just one additional year of study. This is an addition to a similar agreement the institutions signed in 2014.
This arrangement provides graduates of Fleming’s Conservation Biology, Fish and Wildlife Technician, and Fish and Wildlife Technology diploma programs a new pathway to complete a bachelor’s degree at Hartpury University in Gloucester, England. The pathway agreement for Fleming’s Fitness and Health Promotion and Recreation and Leisure Services diploma programs remains in place.
Fleming graduates will be able to enter the final year of the BSc (Honours) Zoology program at Hartpury, which offers a broad range of study options. Students can tailor their studies to suit individual interests and aspirations by enrolling in modules in biodiversity, conservation, wildlife management and conservation genetics. Students also prepare and undertake an independent academic research project. A small range of elective classes cover such topics as epidemiology, advanced animal microbiology and anthrozoology. Upon successfully completing the one-year program, students graduate with their bachelor’s degree. Hartpury also offers a range of complementary master’s degree programs, which can also be completed in an additional, single year.
“We are pleased to build on our long-standing partnership with Hartpury University and expand the breadth of options for Fleming students,” said Fleming College President Maureen Adamson. “This is the first pathway from a program in our School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences to a degree in Zoology. This innovative effort provides students with an excellent opportunity. Students not only earn valuable credentials in just over three years, but they also gain a rich, international experience while doing so.”
“We are delighted to have extended our relationship with Fleming College,” said Doctor Wanda McCormack, Hartpury University’s Department Head for Animal and Agriculture. “This has been a successful pathway in the areas of sport and health, and we now welcome Fleming graduates into our animal department. Ontario students are attracted by our outstanding learning environment, as well as the opportunity to graduate with an honours degree in a single academic year and, potentially, a master’s degree in two.”
For more information on pathways to a degree at Fleming College, please visit: https://flemingcollege.ca/education-pathways.
About Hartpury University
Hartpury is one of the UK’s leading
land-based and sports universities. The campus covers more than 360 hectares
and is located near to Gloucester and Cheltenham. It is the world’s largest
equine education facility and additionally has a global reputation for
high-performance sport. Hartpury has more than 2,000 students completing
honours degrees and postgraduate qualifications in equine, sport and animal and
land studies. Hartpury University was recently recognised by the
prestigious Times/Sunday Times “Good University Guide” as being one of
the Top 20 teaching universities in the UK.
About
Fleming College
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are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the
heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough,
Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and
engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time
programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource
Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community
Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College
has more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and 80,000 alumni.
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