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ZOO KEEPING

Course CodeBEN208
Fee CodeS1
Duration (approx)100 hours
QualificationStatement of Attainment

STUDY ZOO KEEPING BY DISTANCE LEARNING

Are you interested in working in a zoo? Do you want to learn more about zoo keeping? This could be the course for you.
 
There are 9 lessons in this course:
  1. The Nature and Scope of Zoos
  2. Occupational Health and Safety in Zoos
  3. Captive Husbandry – Nutrition and Feeding
  4. Captive Husbandry - Health
  5. Captive Husbandry - Reproduction
  6. Captive Husbandry - Behaviour and Enrichment
  7. Human-Animal Interactions
  8. Enclosure Design and Maintenance
  9. Problem-based Learning Project – Environmental Enrichment

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors andreturned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims
  • Describe the nature and scope of zoos as a source of education and conservation
  • Develop appropriate procedures for managing occupational health and safety in a zoo, with a view to minimising risk to staff, animals and visitors
  • Describe the nutritional requirements and feeding preferences of animals within zoos
  • Determine health management measures required for a range of different captive zoo animals
  • Describe the management of breeding in zoos
  • Determine appropriate ways to manage a range of different wild animals in zoos
  • Explain procedures and techniques used to manage human-animal interactions in zoos
  • Identify and describe the qualities of good enclosure design. Develop maintenance 
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Do you want a career working with animals?  We have just created a course in Zoo Keeping that introduces you to the various aspects of working in zoological gardens and safari parks.  You will learn about Animal Welfare, Animal Care, Diet and Nutrition, Forms of Enrichment to enhance wellbeing, Captive Breeding, Enclosure Design, Research, Education and Conservation in Zoos. 

Why Choose This Course

  • Courses are revised annually so our students learn up-to-date theory
  • We work to help you understand and remember information – not just pass exams!
  • Our courses are designed to enable your new skills to be applied in the real world
  • You will develop networks and contacts with like-minded individuals in your field
  • Start any time, study at your own pace, study from anywhere
  • Don’t waste time and money travelling to and from classes
  • More choices in your assignments giving you options to focus on parts of the subject which interest you most
  • Tutors are accessible; your tutor will interact with you one-to-one.
  • Support means if you find a task you can’t do, we will help you through it or give you another option.
  • Additional guidance after graduation, advice on getting work, starting a business, putting a CV together. We promote students and their businesses through our extensive profile on the internet.

How You Study

  • When you enrol, we send you an email that explains it all.
  • Watch our short online orientation media clip, as the Principal introduces you to how the course works, and how you can access support services
  • You are either given access to your course online, CD-rom or course materials through the mail (by courier).
  • You work through lessons one by one. Each lesson has at least four parts:
    • An aim -which tells you what you should be achieving in the lesson
    • Reading -notes written and regularly revised by our academic staff
    • Set Task(s) -These are practical, research or other experiential learning tasks that strengthen and add to what you have been reading
    • Assignment -By answering questions, submitting them to a tutor, then getting feedback from the tutor, you confirm that you are on the right track, but more than that, you are guided to consider what you have been studying in different ways, broadening your perspective and reinforcing what you are learning about
    • Other - Your work in a course rarely stops at just the above four parts. Different courses and different students will need further learning experiences. Your set task or assignment may lead to other things, interacting with tutors or people in industry, reviewing additional reference materials or something else. We treat every student as an individual and supplement their learning needs as the occasion requires.
  • You are given access to and encouraged to use a range of supplementary services including an online student room, including online library; student bookshop, newsletters, social media etc.
  • You are provided with a "student manual" which you can refer to if and when needed. It provides a quick solution to most problems that might occur (some people never need to use this; but if you are studying late at night & have a problem, the manual provides a first port of call that can often get you moving again).

Recognition & Credibility

  • ACS is known and highly respected internationally by employers and academics alike
  • Recognised by International Accreditation and Recognition Council
  • ACS has been training people around the world since 1979
  • Over 100,000 have now studied ACS courses, across more than 150 countries
  • Formal affiliations with colleges in five countries
  • A faculty of over 40 internationally renowned academics –books written by our staff used by universities and colleges around the world.

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