QUALIFICATION - ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL HEALTH

Course CodeVAG058
Fee CodeAC
Duration (approx)900 hours
QualificationAdvanced Certificate

Work successfully in animal health care. Improve your job and career opportunities.

The agriculture industry is diverse and highly varied, therefore the opportunities for you in this industry are limitless.

The course tutors available to you, are skilled professionals who are fully qualified in the various subject areas. The combination of their qualifications and many years of actual practical experience, will benefit you greatly as you work through the course. 

Through practical tasks, research, observation and networking; when studying with ACS, you are guided to develop not only knowledge of agricultural science, but also "understanding", "awareness" and the right "attitude" that is needed to build either a sustainable career or business.

How to work towards your strengths

  • This course is different to many others, because it goes well beyond just teaching you the basic animal husbandry skills, but offers a solid foundation of the necessary agricultural science and industry background.
    It is an "experiential based" learning program; designed to get you involved with a variety of industry professionals, while exploring the nature and scope of this field.
  • You can direct your studies to your current area of expertise, or choose a new direction for yourself.  You can also make your studies as focused or as broad as you need it to be.

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the QUALIFICATION - ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL HEALTH .
 Animal Biology (Animal Husbandry I) BAG101
 Animal Health Care VAG100
 Research Project I BGN102
 Animal Disease BAG219
 Animal Feed & Nutrition (Animal Husbandry III) BAG202
 Natural Health Care for Animals BAG218
 
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 3 of the following 27 modules.
 Industry Project BIP000
 Dog Care BAG105
 Farm Management BAG104
 Horse Management I BAG102
 Marine Studies I BEN103
 Ornithology BEN102
 Pet Care And Management AAG100
 Zoology -Vertebrate BEN104
 Animal Behaviour BAG203
 Animal Health (Animal Husbandry II) BAG201
 Aquaculture -Marine BAG220
 Beef Cattle Management BAG206
 Dairy Cattle Management BAG205
 Equine Behaviour BAG216
 Fish Farming & Aquaculture BAG211
 Goat Husbandry BAG223
 Horse Management II BAG204
 Marine Studies II BEN203
 Pasture Management BAG212
 Pig Husbandry BAG209
 Poultry BAG208
 Sheep Husbandry BAG210
 Wildlife Conservation BEN206
 Wildlife Management BEN205
 Zoo Keeping BEN208
 Breeding Animals BAG301
 Horse Management III BAG302
 

Note that each module in the QUALIFICATION - ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL HEALTH is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.


We also offer animal related modules that you may choose as alternatives to the electives mentioned.

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