Animal Psychology Course

An awareness of animal behaviour or psychology promotes harmony between pets and pet owners, since owners are studying what animals do so they can know how to best care for their pets. Also, communication between pets and owners are essential, since animals communicate through different ways. Good communication promotes the pets’ well-being and meets their needs.

An animal psychologist specializes in different types of animals, like fish, household pets, livestock, and even large wild animals. They are also involved in animal research about methods of communication, interaction, and instinctual responses to stimulus. Research opportunities are usually found at zoos, aquariums, shelters for animals, and training facilities.

There is an earning potential in the career path of animal psychology since the job market is growing that is said to grow 20% until 2020. Enrol today and get the most out of the growing job market.

At the end of this course, students shall learn how to: (1) be familiar with ethology; (2) be familiar with instinct; (3) understand imprinting; (4) understand communication; (5) be familiar with consensus decision making in animals; and (6) understand the social and emotional lives of animals.

To achieve these goals, this course shall make use of interactive materials to present the concepts of the topics to be discussed. Assessments shall be done after the entire course to check for knowledge retention and understanding.

Course Overview

• Unit 1 – Ethology
  • Animal behaviour
  • The nervous system
• Unit 2 – Instinct
  • Natural instinctive power
  • Genetics
• Unit 3 – Imprinting
  • Definition and characteristics of imprinting
  • Animal learning
• Unit 4 – Communication
  • Different methods of animal communication
  • The purpose of animal communication
• Unit 5 – Interpreting Communication
  • Human to animal communication
  • Animal linguistics
• Unit 6 – Consensus Decision Making in Animals
  • Consensus and combined decision making
  • Mechanism and functions of the decision making process
• Unit 7 – Predator and Prey
  • Defence mechanisms
  • Selective predation
• Unit 8 – Social and Emotional Lives of Animals
  • Theory of evolution
  • Animal emotions

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be awarded an IOLEN Certificate of Achievement from IOLEN Accreditation. This should help validate their learning experience and skill, and can be used as a resume builder.

Course Format

This course is divided into several modules and is delivered online through our interactive learning management system. Students are given access to the learning portal where they can access the course 24/7. This gives them complete control over the pace of their learning while also enabling them to study from home, in their offices or from a laptop while traveling.

Course Duration:

Normative or minimum period of study to complete this is 39 hours. Take note that this is only an estimate. The duration of completing the course still depends on the learner’s pace and ability to absorb information. Additionally, as the course is delivered online, learners have the options to divide and study the course in multiple session or go through it one go.

Learners will be given full access to this course for 12 months from the date of enrolment. During this period, learners are given the flexibility to complete the course at anytime.

• Allow you to keep up to date on the aspects of your career
• Give you an insight into your chosen career path
• Fill in the gaps of any knowledge you may not have
• Enhance your resume
• Show you are a committed learner

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