Animal Behaviour Level 3
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
80h
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
The Distance Learning Animal Behaviour course will help you develop a solid understanding of ethology or animal behaviour and will guide you through the units covering the key theories that have influenced studies in the past.
Understanding ethology or animal behaviour can be important in animal training. Considering the natural behaviours of different species or breeds enables the trainer to select the individuals best suited to perform the required task. It also enables the trainer to encourage the performance of naturally occurring behaviours and also the discontinuance of undesirable behaviours.
On completion of this course, you will have a working knowledge of behaviour observation methods and a thorough understanding of animal behaviour in a variety of animals and contexts.
Important information
Documents
- Animal Behaviour Level 3.pdf
Government funding available
Facilities
Location
Start date
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About this course
You do not need any prior learning knowledge or experience to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone who wishes to take part in a highly rewarding home study course, although you would be expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy.
You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.
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Subjects
- Communication Training
- Ethics
- Animal Behaviour
- Animal Care
- Systems
- Trainer
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Distance Learning Provider
A Distance Learning Course is the ideal way to gain a qualification without having the worry of trying to fit your studies around your everyday life. You can complete your studies in your own time and we are on hand seven days a week to help you plan your future.
Course programme
Modules
Unit 1: Studying and Recording Animal Behaviour
- What is animal behaviour?
- The study of animal behaviour
- Methods and recording
- Results
Unit 2: Prey vs. Predator
- The food chain
- Evolutionary arms race
- Adaptations to capture prey
- Luring prey
- Crypsis (Camouflage, transparency, sleep cycles)
Unit 3: Solitary and Group Living Animals
- How animals communicate
- Competition from other species
- Communication and the senses
- Visual displays
- Group or solitary?
- Hierarchy systems in group living animals
Unit 4: Mating and Parental Strategies
- Attracting a potential mate
- Mating systems and parental responsibility
- Monogamy and polygyny
- Mating systems
- Imprinting
Unit 5: Changes in Behaviour through Domestication
- What is domestication?
- Breeds
- How does domestication change the animal?
- Hibernation
- Hormones and their effects
- Abnormal behaviours
Unit 6: Animal Learning
- Instinct
- Simple learning theories
- Animal learning in training
- Human influence
- Ethics in training and the welfare of animals
- Animal intelligence
- Training animals
Additional information
Animal Behaviour Level 3