B.A. in Equestrian Studies
Savannah, USA
DURATION
180 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Introduction
A practice that dates to the Byzantine era, the equestrian world is a massive, modern economic machine supported by legions of professionals in business, marketing, medicine, and sport. At SCAD, students explore this array of career paths from a state-of-the-art equestrian center amid a climate perfectly suited for year-round riding and stable-side education. With a comprehensive academic program complemented by a national championship equestrian team and a faculty of accomplished riders and coaches, students are prepared for careers across the equine studies spectrum.
Admissions
Curriculum
Foundation studies: 20 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
- DSGN 115 Creative Thinking Strategies
General education: 60 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- ARLH or ARTH elective
- ARTH or ENGL elective
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
- Social/behavioral sciences elective
Major curriculum: 80 hours
- Select 10 credits from the following options:
- RIDE 100 Foundations of Riding
- RIDE 101 Riding Fundamentals: Position and Control
- RIDE 102 Riding Fundamentals: Stabilization
- EQST 112 Theory of Riding
- EQST 113 Advanced Riding Theory
- RIDE 201 Forward Seat Riding Methods
- RIDE 202 Systematic Training of the Horse and Rider
- RIDE 230 Dressage: Rhythm and Acceptance
- RIDE 300 Dressage: Self-carriage
- RIDE 301 Riding the Show Hunter
- RIDE 100 Foundations of Riding
- RIDE 101 Riding Fundamentals: Position and Control
- RIDE 102 Riding Fundamentals: Stabilization
- EQST 112 Theory of Riding
- EQST 113 Advanced Riding Theory
- RIDE 201 Forward Seat Riding Methods
- RIDE 202 Systematic Training of the Horse and Rider
- RIDE 230 Dressage: Rhythm and Acceptance
- RIDE 300 Dressage: Self-carriage
- RIDE 301 Riding the Show Hunter
- RIDE 302 Concepts in Equitation
- RIDE 303 Show Jumpers: Foundations
- RIDE 304 Riding the Eventer
- RIDE 410 Schooling for Competition
- EQST 110 Equine Care, Behavior, and Handling
- EQST 115 Equine Health and Stable Management
- EQST 205 The History of the Horse and Equestrian Sport
- EQST 215 Principles and Applications of Training Horses
- EQST 220 Equine Facility Design
- EQST 305 Principles of Equine Anatomy
- EQST 315 Equine Business Practices
- EQST 330 Equine Systems, Disorders, and Lameness
- EQST 345 Equestrian Instruction: Techniques and Theory
- EQST 355 Equestrian Instruction: Methods and Applications
- EQST 400 Judging the Performance Horse
- EQST 405 Equestrian Competition Design
- EQST 425 Equestrian Studies Capstone Experience
- Select one of these three options:
- EQST 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
- EQST 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Additional electives: 20 hours
Total course of study: 180 hours
Career Opportunities
Become a horse show manager. Become an equestrian trainer. Become an equine product buyer. SIn the SCAD equestrian studies program, students explore career paths in business, marketing, medicine, and sport. SCAD alumni are employed at international equestrian nonprofit organizations and have published and exhibited work as in-demand equine photographers, journalists, and painters.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Equine events manager
- Equestrian community manager
- Equine trainer
- Equine accessories designer
- Equestrian business manager
- Equine facilities manager
- Equine journalist
- Equestrian marketing specialist
- Horse show director