
Equestrian Performance & Business Management BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Equestrian Performance & Business Management BSc (Hons)
What Makes This Course Unique?
• Taught by leading industry experts who are passionate about research and inspiring you to drive forward your career.
• Outstanding onsite facilities and opportunities to use industry relevant research equipment, enabling you to develop specialist skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful transition into employment
• Tailor your learning to your interests and career goals with optional modules and dissertation in year 3.
What makes UCS special?
<strong>What Makes This Course Unique?</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Taught by leading industry experts who are passionate about research and inspiring you to drive forward your career.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Outstanding onsite facilities and opportunities to use industry relevant research equipment, enabling you to develop specialist skills and knowledge to prepare you for a successful transition into employment<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Tailor your learning to your interests and career goals with optional modules and dissertation in year 3.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>What makes UCS special?</strong> <br/>As a UCS equine student you will benefit from both our expert teaching team and professional environment, further enhancing your career progression. Our Rider Performance Studio houses our state of‑the‑art Racewood Eventing Simulator, which will enable you to further expand your level of knowledge surrounding rider performance and biomechanics, with the potential to support our industry relevant research currently being undertaken within UCS equine. The equine team has extensive industry experience and links, which supports you when developing your graduate skills and future employment opportunities. We have a number of collaborative agreements and placement opportunities with studs, welfare organisations, nutrition companies and equine clothing brands. <br/><br/><strong>What will I learn?</strong><br/>The course has been carefully designed to help you build strong scientific knowledge and robust industry awareness to maximise your employability. Lectures revolve around discussions on current industry topics, developments and research, further supporting graduate skills.<br/><strong>Practical learning to ensure you graduate job‑ready:</strong><br/>• Riding and coaching opportunities in both years<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Industrial placements to increase industry exposure<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Opportunities to use research equipment embedded within modules<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Rider biomechanics practicals and analysis<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Planning, organisation and implementation of equine events.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>How will I be assessed?</strong><br/>Support from your tutors throughout your programme of study will help to develop your skills and knowledge, and you will be assessed using a wide range of formats including written reports, presentations, written exams, oral assessments, case study reviews, business proposals and laboratory reports.<br/><br/><strong>Focused on Your Future:</strong><br/>This course will enable you to progress to further study on the MSc in Equine Behaviour, Performance and Training or another MSc, MA or PhD programme. University Centre Sparsholt graduates enjoy a range of careers in sales and marketing, lecturing, journalism and media, event management, coaching, breeding and grooming for a range of competitive disciplines. <br/><br/><strong>How our graduates are shaping the future:</strong><br/>• Working in equine veterinary hospitals, lecturing in academic institutions, undertaking MSc and MRes roles, managing a range of equine businesses. <br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
D322
Institution Code
S34
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
80
112
Dependant on qualifications
Access to HE Diploma
M:45
Merit in a relevant subject/science (96 UCAS tariff points)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24
Including a relevant subject/science and one other at H4 or above with Maths and English at S3 if no GCSE or equivalent (112 UCAS tariff points)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
In a relevant subject/science (112 UCAS tariff points)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H4,H4,H4,H4
Including one in a relevant subject/science (90 UCAS tariff points)
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DMM
In a relevant subject/science (112 UCAS tariff points)
Scottish Advanced Higher
C,C
Including one in a relevant subject/science (80 UCAS tariff points)
A level
C,C,E
Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)
T Level
M
In a relevant subject/science (120 UCAS tariff points)
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,275 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £13,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |