Course description
Animal Behaviour Level 3
This course forms an ideal foundation for anyone seeking a career working with animals, from pet grooming or training, wildlife concentration or even zoo keeping. It will allow you to observe and understand why animals do what they do. This course around average 80 learning and assessment hours to complete.
Animal behaviourists have a diverse career with many opportunities, from offering processional pet training, zoo keeping and wildlife conservation.
If you have a keen interest in animals and their behaviour, this course is for you.
You will gain a clear understanding of animal behaviour, key theories that have influenced the area and observation methods used by animal behavioural experts.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
There is no requirement to have any background knowledge of qualifications to complete/enrol on this course and your tutor will provide support from day one!
If you do have any additional learning requirements, please let your tutor know as they will then be able to tailor their feedback and support around your requirements.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ) and a Learner Unit Summary (which details of all the units you have completed).
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.
Training Course Content
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
Course delivery details
For online based courses, you will study your course and submit work online. Paper based courses are the same as online, but with additional printed study packs sent to you.
Course materials are available online, or via post if you prefer printed material.
Having twelve months to complete the course will provide enough time to work at your own pace, without looming deadlines, or the expectation to visit a lecture room.
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