Bachelor
Turn your interest in horses into a career with the Bachelor of Equine Science at Charles Sturt University, Australia's only provider of this unique course. Prepare for a successful career in equine health, welfare, breeding, equitation science, training, nutrition, performance, rehabilitation, teaching, research, or business.
Turn your interest in horses into a career, with our Bachelor of Equine Science. Charles Sturt University is now Australia's only provider of this unique course. The Bachelor of Equine Science will prepare you for a successful career in equine health, welfare, breeding, equitation science, training, nutrition, performance, rehabilitation, teaching, research or business.
Alongside a choice of elective subjects, you could also choose to do an agribusiness major. This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge you'll need to make evidence-based decisions in equine and animal-related industries, ensuring you'll be job-ready when you graduate.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Selection rank: 65
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Vaccination Requirements required prior to study
Students commencing the Bachelor of Equine Science will be required to be vaccinated against both Q Fever and Tetanus before commencing study on campus (including Intensive Schools) or workplace learning.
The Q Fever vaccine, Q-Vax, will require pre-vaccination screening and can be delivered by your general practitioner. Please refer to the Government Q Fever Vaccination Fact Sheet for further information.
The Tetanus vaccine is also available from your general practitioner and requires to be updated with a booster every 10 years. If you have already received your Tetanus vaccination you will need to provide evidence that his has been received within the indicated timeframe. Please refer to the Government Tetanus Fact Sheet for further information.
More information regarding vaccination requirements can be found in the Requirements tab on the Workplace Learning website.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
Inherent requirements are the academic and other requirements of a course that all students must meet to achieve the course learning outcomes, and the knowledge, abilities, skills and qualities students will need to have in order to achieve them. Please visit our inherent requirements page for more general information about them.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
The course consists of fourteen core subjects, two unrestricted electives, and either a major or non-major sequence. The non-major sequence consists of seven compulsory subjects and a restricted elective.
Essential set (176 pts)Core subjects112 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsEQS100Equine Life Systems8 credit ptsEQS104Introduction to Equitation Science8 credit ptsEQS110Equine Health and Disease8 credit ptsEQS120Horse Behaviour and Training I8 credit ptsEQS121Horse Behaviour and Training II8 credit ptsEQS210Equine Disease Prevention8 credit ptsEQS240Equine Locomotion8 credit ptsEQS250Equine Nutrition8 credit ptsEQS260Equine Breeding Management8 credit ptsEQS390Contemporary Issues in Equine Science8 credit ptsEQS310Equine Injury and Rehabilitation8 credit ptsEQS350Equine Property Design and Management8 credit ptsEQS380Equine Industry Professional Practice8 credit ptsIKC101First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country8 credit ptsNon-Major64 Credit PointsCompulsory subjects 56 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsASC214Applied Statistics and Animal Epidemiology8 credit ptsASC306Applied Animal Pharmacology8 credit ptsAGR220Extension8 credit ptsCHM108Chemical Fundamentals8 credit ptsEQS220Equine Exercise Physiology8 credit ptsEQS230Equestrian Industry Governance8 credit ptsEQS270Horse Breeding Technologies8 credit ptsRestricted electives8 Credit PointsSelect one (1) subject from the following:
CodeTitleCredit PointsASC305Parasitology8 credit ptsASC350Animal Health8 credit ptsSCI401Advanced Topics 18 credit ptsPSC360Pastures and Rangelands8 credit ptsMajor64 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsEB0001Agribusiness Management64 credit ptsElective set (16 pts)Unrestricted electives 16 Credit PointsCodeTitleCredit PointsXUN008Unrestricted elective8 credit ptsXUN008Unrestricted elective8 credit pts