Certificate in Animal Welfare
HNC
Online
Description
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Type
HNC
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
2 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Personal tutor
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
This online certificate consists of 4 modules.
AW01 Introduction to Animal welfare (Compulsory)
AW02 Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Compulsory)
One option chosen from the following items = AW03 Farm Animal Welfare; AW04 The Welfare of Animals in Research; AW05 The Welfare of Wild Animals; AW06 The welfare or working and companion animals; AW07 Animals and the law
AW08 Animal Ethics (Compulsory)
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About this course
Provide Continuing Professional Development on the issues related to animal management.
The course is intended to professionals working for and with animals. Veterinarians, biologists, people working in NGOs and animal protection organisations, PhD students, Academic staff.
The course requires a minimum knowledge of Biology A levels (International baccalaureate) . During the course the participants will be required to read scientific papers published in science academic journals and therefore a university education is more adequate.
CEI Certificate
This is the very first online course in animal welfare, having been launched in 2002. The course has trained over 1,000 professionals all over the world. The course is based on the Animal Welfare curricula taught at the University of Cambridge and develops concepts in depth that not usually discussed in veterinary and biology courses.
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Subjects
- Animal Behaviour
- Animal Welfare
- Animal ethics
Teachers and trainers (1)
Anabela Pinto
Course Director
Course programme
AW01 is the first course in the CEI Certificate in Animal Welfare. This certificate has several levels starting from the basic level with 3 compulsory courses and one option. Each course consists of 5-6 lessons each one containing downloadable material to read over a period of 2 weeks followed by a 2 weeks forum where the students interact with each other and a tutor.
The courses in the certificate are:
· AW01: Introduction to Animal Welfare (compulsory)
· AW02: Animal Behaviour (compulsory)
· AW03: Farm Animal Welfare (option)
· AW04: The Welfare of Animals in Research
· AW05: The Welfare of Animals Used for Human Entertainment (includes companion animals and animals used in shows and exhibitions)
· AW06: The Welfare of Wild Animals
· AW07: Animal Welfare Legislation in the UK and EU
· AW08: Animal Welfare and Ethics (compulsory)
Certificate in Animal Welfare