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Undergraduate degrees

We offer undergraduate degrees with a range of entry levels across our specialist areas of agriculture, animal, business, equine, sport, and veterinary nursing. Find the subject and pathway that works for you. 

Qualifications explained

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Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) or Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons)

The most popular undergraduate qualifications. Usually pursued after A-levels, diplomas or international equivalent qualifications.

Bachelor’s degrees come in science (BSc) or arts (BA) subjects. They're perfect if you’re keen to develop more specialist knowledge in a particular subject while gaining skills and experience ready for your dream career.

Our degrees come with Honours (Hons). Although ‘Honours’ isn’t a grade, it is a mark of quality. It will help your job application stand out to an employer or your application for postgraduate study.

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Foundation Year

A foundation year is ideal if you need to develop subject-specific skills or a qualification ready for degree-level study. On successful completion you'll progress onto the first year of your degree, alongside other first-year students.

Foundation Degree (FdSc)

A foundation degree will support you to enter the vocational part of your industry. At the end of the foundation degree, you should be ready to enter employment or progress onto a one-year level 6 top-up qualification to achieve a full BSc (Hons) degree.

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If you have a HND, foundation degree, or equivalent, including industry experience, our top-up degrees allow you to achieve a full BSc (Hons) degree in just one year.

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Also known as a Diploma in Professional Studies, this vocational qualification gives students something to stand apart from other candidates when applying for jobs. It provides a strong foundation in a specific subject area, combining academic knowledge with practical skills.

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An MSci is an exciting qualification, combining undergraduate and postgraduate-level study in one.

You’ll study your full BSc (Hons) degree, with an extra year of study enabling you to pursue your subject in more detail and develop advanced research skills.

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TEF Gold

Our undergraduate provision has been awarded Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold in all aspects - Overall, Student Experience, and Student Outcomes.

GUG 2024 Top 10 Teaching Quality Landscape

Teaching quality

Ranked in the top 10 universities for teaching quality (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024).

Graduate Outcomes 2023 97Pc

Graduate employability

97% of our graduates are in employment, further study or other purposeful activity (Graduate Outcomes, 2023). 

NSS 2023 Academic Support

Academic support

We’ve been named as the top university in England for academic support (National Student Survey, 2023).

Accommodation

Settle into an accommodation option to suit your taste and budget – at Hartpury University, undergraduate students can choose to live on-campus surrounded by Gloucestershire’s beautiful countryside or off-campus in the heart of Gloucester City centre. Enjoy the best of both worlds.

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Finance

We can help you understand how it all works, and what you need to do next. Find out everything you need to know about tuition fees, student loans and bursaries and scholarships. In 2021/22, we provided assistance to over 1/3 of our students through bursaries, scholarships and grants, totalling a little under £1million.

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Support

When you become a student at Hartpury, you become part of our community. As a small university, we provide personalised support based on your individual requirements and aspirations. Our teams cover wellbeing, achievement and success, learning support, careers, and more. From wellbeing, safety and employability, to finance, accommodation and IT, our staff will answer your questions or get you set up with someone who can.

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