PgProfDev International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law at University of Edinburgh

Programme overview

The PgProfDev in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law gives access to stand-alone online courses from the MSc programme, awarded as academic credit of up to 50 credits over two years. The parent programme provides knowledge of animal welfare science with a focus on international issues arising from animal use.

Faculty: College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | Department: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | Duration: Up to 2 years (individual courses, maximum 50 credits) | Intake: Multiple start dates | Study mode: online | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Courses cover areas such as animal behaviour, animal ethics, welfare legislation and enforcement, animal welfare assessment, applied welfare of production, companion and captive wild animals, and human behaviour change. Students can progress to Certificate (60 credits), Diploma (120) and MSc (180).

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Entry requirements

Programme group (International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law online programme): A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent in animal science, biology, psychology, zoology or veterinary science. Applicants with a degree in social science, ethics or law, or experienced veterinary nurses, may be considered, as may those with relevant work experience and a non-science degree (contact the programme team); these may be admitted at certificate or PgProfDev level only at first. International applicants (and all applicants including UK nationals must evidence English): IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component; TOEFL-iBT (from 21 January 2026) 4.5 overall with at least 4.5 in each component, or 92 overall with 23 in each component before that date; C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall with at least 169 in each component.

Intake: Multiple start dates

Duration: up to 2 years part-time (intermittent study)

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