Animal Care and Animal Behaviour

About This Course

This enticing course bundle is a fantastic choice for animal lovers considering a career within this field, as it can provide you with the skills, the knowledge and the insight to enter into a number of different roles.

Animal behaviourist, zookeeper, pet trainer… you can even utilise this course to build a career within wildlife conservation – the opportunities are endless.

And all it takes is just approximately 160 hours of your time! 160 hours of study that can easily be spread across 12 months, whilst still enabling you to fulfil your current work commitments.

There is no need to register at a college or enter into a classroom, as our Animal Care (Level 2) and Animal Behaviour (Level 3) course has been exclusively designed for home study. This means you can confidently enrol onto this course; learn on your own terms, and achieve a healthy work-study balance that doesn’t leave you feeling stressed or fatigued.

The choice is yours!

Fast, slow, first thing in the morning or late at night… no matter your study preferences, you can control your rate of learning, and instead can benefit from the flexibility of being able to mould this course to suit your needs.

Please Note: These courses can be studied separately; however, by enrolling onto this course bundle you will receive a considerable discount.

Course Benefits
With 12 months to complete this course; by the end you will walk away with a foundation of knowledge that is certain to make a difference to your career opportunities.
This course covers everything!

From understanding the intricacies of animal behaviour, mating systems and the impact of domestication, to the moral and legal requirements that come with caring for animals; with the help of our written assignments you’ll be able to take this newly acquired knowledge and transfer it into a practical setting.

With this course, you will be able to:

• Learn on your own terms, at your own pace and from the comfort of your home
• Achieve a healthy work-study balance
• Enhance your existing theoretical knowledge
• Access instant support from our personal tutors and Student Support team – help is only one click away
• Benefit from hassle free learning – no exams, no deadlines, no classrooms… all materials will be delivered straight to your door
• Broaden your career prospects

Course Units

Animal Care Level 2
Unit 1: Maintain Animal Health and Welfare

• Legislation
• The Role of the Vet
• Intensive Farming
• Free Range Farming
• Illness and Disease in Animals

Unit 2: Animal Nutrition and Feeding

• Feeding Types
• Key Parts of the Animal Diet
• Feeding Behaviours

Unit 3: Principles of Animal Biology

• Grouping and Classifying Animals
• The Biology of the Animal Body

Unit 4: Animal Behaviour and Handling

• Why do humans want to learn about animal behaviour?
• What Influences Animal Behaviour
• Common Typical Animal Behaviours
• Safety Guidance for Handling Animals

Unit 5: Animal Breeds and Grooming

• The purpose of grooming
• Tips & Equipment for Grooming
• Grooming for Cats, Dogs, Rabbits, Horses & Livestock

Unit 6: Animal Accommodation

• Aims of Animal Accommodation
• Considerations when providing boarding accommodation
• Disposing of Animal Waste
• Designing and Managing Home Environments
• Housing and Managing Exotic Pets
• Housing and Managing Farm Livestock

Animal Behaviour Level 3
Unit 1: Introduction to Animal Behaviour

• What is ethology?
• What is animal behaviour?
• Tinbergen’s four questions
• Internal or external stimuli
• Innate or learned
• Physiological causes

Unit 2: Animal Feeding and Nutrition

• What are feeding behaviours?
• The physiology of feeding
• Evolution of feeding
• Key feeding behaviours

Unit 3: Animal Communication

• What is communication?
• Why do animals communicate?
• How do animals communicate?
• Sub-types of signalling

Unit 4: Mating and Parenting

• Mating systems
• The stages of mating

Unit 5: Domestication

• What is domestication?
• History of domestication
• Wild versus domesticated animals
• Reasons for domestication
• Suitability of animals for domestication
• The process of domestication
• Evolution and domestication

Unit 6: Animal Education

• Habituation
• Sensitisation
• Classical conditioning
• Operant conditioning
• Imprinting
• Problem solving
• Insight learning
• Spatial learning
• Observational learning
• Learning through play

Assessment

Once you sign up to the course bundle, you will receive 12 months to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines. You will also receive 12 months tutor support for each course, so you can feel confident that you’ll get the help you need.

Please Note: No external examinations are required for this course.

Required Knowledge

No previous knowledge, skills or experience in animal care and animal behaviour is needed in order to enrol onto this course; making it ideal for those interested in exploring a career within this niche.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

We take pride in our ability to support the learning endeavours of our students. That is why alongside our comprehensive study guides, course materials and resources, when you enrol onto this diploma you will also receive your very own personal tutor.

All of our tutors are experts in their field, and are readily available to lend you their knowledge, guidance and expertise as you navigate this field. Only one click away, you can instantly contact them with your questions and get the answers you seek when you need them.

Our Student Support Team are similarly always on hand to lend you their support should you ever need help deciphering your course materials.