This arrangement provides graduates of Fleming’s Conservation Biology, Fish and Wildlife Technician, and Fish and Wildlife Technology diploma programs a new pathway to complete a bachelor’s degree at Hartpury University in Gloucester, England. The pathway agreement for Fleming’s Fitness and Health Promotion and Recreation and Leisure Services diploma programs remains in place.
Fleming graduates will be able to enter the final year of the BSc (Honours) Zoology program at Hartpury, which offers a broad range of study options. Students can tailor their studies to suit individual interests and aspirations by enrolling in modules in biodiversity, conservation, wildlife management and conservation genetics.
Students also prepare and undertake an independent academic research project. A small range of elective classes cover such topics as epidemiology, advanced animal microbiology and anthrozoology. Upon successfully completing the one-year program, students graduate with their bachelor’s degree. Hartpury also offers a range of complementary master’s degree programs, which can also be completed in an additional, single year.
“We are pleased to build on our long-standing partnership with Hartpury University and expand the breadth of options for Fleming students,” said Fleming College President Maureen Adamson. “This is the first pathway from a program in our School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences to a degree in Zoology. This innovative effort provides students with an excellent opportunity. Students not only earn valuable credentials in just over three years, but they also gain a rich, international experience while doing so.”
“We are delighted to have extended our relationship with Fleming College,” said Doctor Wanda McCormack, Hartpury University’s Department Head for Animal and Agriculture. “This has been a successful pathway in the areas of sport and health, and we now welcome Fleming graduates into our animal department. Ontario students are attracted by our outstanding learning environment, as well as the opportunity to graduate with an honours degree in a single academic year and, potentially, a master’s degree in two.”
