15 Online Animal Care and Welfare Degree Programs

This course sensitises you to your responsibilities in terms of providing appropriate care and treatment to animals. We explain how to provide animals with the necessary food and shelter while ensuring that their physical and mental needs are met. We show you how to administer medication and select a pet-sitting service to provide optimal animal health care in order to ensure good health and better lives for the living things in your care.

The overall objective of the International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law programme is to provide knowledge and an understanding of animal welfare science, with a focus on the international issues arising from animal use in all its forms.

Veterinary medicine is a rapidly evolving discipline, comprising a wide range of specialist areas. Research in veterinary medicine is directly relevant to the improvement of the health and welfare of domestic animal species and the protection of public health. In response to the increasing requirement for support in developing advanced clinical skills, this distance learning programme is aimed primarily, but not exclusively at veterinarians in practice.

The Clinical Animal Behaviour (Online Learning) programme provides flexible postgraduate study to specifically address the demand for online clinical animal behaviour teaching within a supported learning environment.

The RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP) is a flexible, modular approach to achieving veterinary postgraduate qualifications. Credits are awarded by RCVS and not the University of Edinburgh, which means the programme is not eligible for a University of Edinburgh award.

Explore how genetic data is applied to conservation management and wildlife law enforcement to address challenges facing the sector. There is global recognition of the benefits of using genetic data to support wildlife conservation and management decisions. However, implementation of genetic approaches is still rare, partly due to a lack of personnel with the knowledge and skills to apply theoretical and practical population genetics to conservation practice.

Learn the theory and practice of dog grooming in this free online diploma course that qualifies you as a professional.

Animal Welfare, Behaviour, Ethics and Law at Winchester critically reflects upon contemporary uses of animals, and provides the academic skills and expertise needed to protect animals and advance their welfare.

We understand the difficulties many people face with full-time study and have joined forces with the University of London International Programmes, to offer the MSc/Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate in Livestock Health and Production by Distance Learning.

Using Animal Cognition: Evolution, Behavior and Cognition, 3rd edition, by Wynne and Udell (2020), this class will review the psychological and social lives of animals. We will cover animal learning, memory, and communication, among other cognition topics. Students should be prepared to take on the role of an animal cognition researcher and as such, we will focus not only on the foundations and background animal cognition literature but also heavily on the methods and application of what we learn.

Using Dugatkin's 4th edition of Principles of Animal Behavior (not required to purchase), this class will cover the principles of animal behavior science. Students should be prepared to take on the role of an animal behavior researcher and as such, we will focus not only on the principles, evolution, and function of animal behavior but heavily on the methods and application of what we learn.

Make a career out of your love for both people and animals with the Veterinary Medical Receptionists (VMR) Certificate program. Provide client care as the “face of the practice” with this fast-paced program. By learning a variety of office administration, customer service, and veterinary medicine skills from trained Registered Veterinary Technician instructors, you will gain all the skills you need to be an asset to any veterinary team. During the program, you will be able to explain veterinary procedures, complete veterinary pharmaceutical procedures, and explain infectious diseases and prevention. You will also learn alongside Animal Health Technology and Veterinary Technical Assistant students in the animal hospital, providing a real industry environment scenario.

Across the world, humans have viewed animals as: ancestors, teachers, friends, members of the family, meat, workers, pests, and threats. Everywhere, the 'human' is defined in relation to the 'animal.' Yet this relation is construed in diverse and contradictory ways. Ideas about what it means to 'be (an) animal' have long structured visions of belonging and otherness, as well as violence, racism, and oppression.

Whether you are thinking about learning the Dog Grooming course as a hobby or you have an interest in working as a Dog Groomer and want to boost your career to the next level, our Dog Grooming diploma can give you the insight, skills and knowledge you need to thrive in this career.

Discover ecology and learn how we can protect wildlife to conserve our natural world.