Zoo Science Certificate

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Additional information available on the Zoo Keeping Technology Department website.

The Zoo Science certificate is designed to enhance the Zoo Keeping AAS degree or introduce students to animal careers other than Zoo Keeping. Students learn about the physical and mental demands in the field of zoo keeping, bird biology and husbandry, mammalian biology and husbandry, and fish and aquatic invertebrate biology in relation to captive care and management.

Requirements

ZOO 101 - Introduction to Zoo Keeping; Science, Safety & Career Development of Zoo Keeping 2 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 104 - Animal Training 2 Credit Hours
ZOO 105 - Reptile & Amphibian Husbandry 4 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 107 - Animal Behavior 3 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 115 - Bird Husbandry 4 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 117 - Animal Conservation 3 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 125 - Mammal Husbandry 4 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 206 - Exhibit & Horticulture Design for Zoo Exhibits 4 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 215 - Veterinary Zoo Keeping 4 Credit Hour(s)

Elective

Choose six (6) hours from list below

BIO 148 - Basic Ecology 4 Credit Hour(s)
HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3 Credit Hour(s)
HWE 103 - Community First Aid & CPR 1 Credit Hour(s)
HWE 110 - Fitness Conditioning & Wellness 2 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 100 - Psychology of Workplace Relationships 3 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 110 - Wild Cats-Conservation & Management 2 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 111 - Ungulates-The Hoofed Mammals 2 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 112 - Elephants: An Introduction 1 Credit Hours
ZOO 120 - Bats: An Introduction 2 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 122 - Primatology: Captive Apes 2 Credit Hour(s)
ZOO 200 - Advanced Exhibitory Techniques 2 Credit Hour(s)

Academic Catalog

Zoo Science Certificate

Requirements

Elective

Total Credit Hours: 40