As a postgraduate student at Hartpury University, you’ll join an inclusive, supportive and welcoming learning community that will help you to develop as an advanced practitioner. You'll be invited to join our veterinary professional specific ‘community of practice’ which aims to share knowledge with and between practices and consult professional practitioners regarding areas for future research.
Combine working in practice with studying for an advanced qualification. With online delivery and opportunities to access our world-class facilities and meet with fellow students and staff face-to-face, courses can be tailored to fit around your existing commitments, with options to complete in one year or spread out over two/three years.
PG Cert Advanced Equine Veterinary Nursing (Diagnostic Imaging and Rehabilitation)
Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Equine Veterinary Nursing (Diagnostic Imaging and Rehabilitation) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression.
Advanced Veterinary Nursing (MSc, Postgraduate Certificate)
Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field whilst enhancing your skills and knowledge. This online MSc allows Registered Veterinary Nurses to combine working in practice with completing a master’s qualification, with opportunities to complete a Postgraduate Certificate across a shorter period of study.
Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety)
Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Perioperative Nursing and Patient Safety) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression.
Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Equine Veterinary Nursing (Critical Care)
Develop your specialism as an advanced nursing practitioner in your chosen field while enhancing your skills and knowledge. Our Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Equine Veterinary Nursing (Critical Care) focuses on areas of clinical interest and mapping out individual pathways for career progression.
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We're a top 3 UK university for postgraduate teaching, and top 5 UK university for overall postgraduate satisfaction (PTES 2024).
World leading
Our research has been recognised as 'world-leading' and 'internationally excellent' (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
Dr. Carol Gray, Principal Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Nursing, has extensive experience teaching veterinary and veterinary nursing students. She has been a partner in a small animal veterinary practice and worked in both private and charity veterinary clinics. For several years she was programme director of the BVSc veterinary degree at the University of Liverpool and a lecturer in veterinary professional skills, and she is a Fellow of Advance HE.
Her research interests include professional ethics, particularly informed consent to treatment and shared decision-making regarding animal patients, particularly at end-of-life. She is co-founder of the Veterinary Humanities Network, a member of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel and a trustee and consultant vet with the charity North West England Springer Spaniel Rescue.
Dr. Carol Gray, Principal Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Nursing, has extensive experience teaching veterinary and veterinary nursing students. She has been a partner in a small animal veterinary practice and worked in both private and charity veterinary clinics. For several years she was programme director of the BVSc veterinary degree at the University of Liverpool and a lecturer in veterinary professional skills, and she is a Fellow of Advance HE.
Her research interests include professional ethics, particularly informed consent to treatment and shared decision-making regarding animal patients, particularly at end-of-life. She is co-founder of the Veterinary Humanities Network, a member of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel and a trustee and consultant vet with the charity North West England Springer Spaniel Rescue.
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