Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare MSc

This was the first animal welfare MSc offered in the UK, established in 1990. The programme was initiated by Professor David Wood-Gush, one of the first scientists to investigate the effects of factory farming on animals.

Today, the MSc has an international reputation and the support of well-known animal welfare organisations in the UK and Europe, including:


• Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)



• The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA)



• The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)



• Brooke



The programme content provides you with a thorough overview of the current key issues in animal behaviour and welfare.

You will gain an understanding of animal welfare issues in a broad range of contexts through practical visits to zoos, labs, abattoirs, markets and farms.

This is an on-campus degree programme based at the Easter Bush Campus. For students looking to pursue distance learning, you might be interested in the online MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law.