
Overview
Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals.
This is the On-Demand version of this Animal Behaviour and Welfare offered by Coursera in partnership with The University of Edinburgh, which means you can start the course at any time and work through the course materials at your own pace. The materials and quizzes will always be available to you.
Skills You Will Gain
- Animal
- Animal Behavior
- Veterinary
- Dog
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Courses include:
- What is Animal Welfare and Why Does it Matter?
- What We Can Measure We Can Manage
- The Truth About Dogs and Cats
- Down on the Farm
- Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
- Optional Module: Welfare Conundrums
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Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
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Public Health Health Sciences Animal Science View 9 other Short Courses in Animal Science in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit university websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
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Funding
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