Students who decide to venture into animal care can learn a wide variety of information and skills to help them along their career paths. Courses may include everything from comparative animal anatomy to the principles of preventing and controlling disease in both domestic and wild animals.

Officially known as the Italian Republic, the country is found in southern Europe. The official language is Italian and the cultural rich capital is Rome. Many of the world's oldest universities are located in Italy, in particular the University of Bologna (founded in 1088). There are three Superior Graduate Schools with "university status", three institutes with the status of Doctoral Colleges, which function at graduate and post-graduate level.