QUALIFICATION - ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL HEALTH

Course CodeVAG058
Fee CodeAC
Duration (approx)900 hours
QualificationAdvanced Certificate

Work successfully in animal health care. Improve your job and career opportunities.

The agriculture industry is diverse and highly varied, therefore the opportunities for you in this industry are limitless.

The course tutors available to you, are skilled professionals who are fully qualified in the various subject areas. The combination of their qualifications and many years of actual practical experience, will benefit you greatly as you work through the course. 

Through practical tasks, research, observation and networking; when studying with ACS, you are guided to develop not only knowledge of agricultural science, but also "understanding", "awareness" and the right "attitude" that is needed to build either a sustainable career or business.

How to work towards your strengths

  • This course is different to many others, because it goes well beyond just teaching you the basic animal husbandry skills, but offers a solid foundation of the necessary agricultural science and industry background.
    It is an "experiential based" learning program; designed to get you involved with a variety of industry professionals, while exploring the nature and scope of this field.
  • You can direct your studies to your current area of expertise, or choose a new direction for yourself.  You can also make your studies as focused or as broad as you need it to be.

Course Content

The Advanced Certificate consists of nine x 100 hour modules.

There are six core modules that are compulsory to study and three elective modules.

Core Modules

Animal Biology (Animal Husbandry I) BAG101

Animal Health Care VAG100

Research Project I BGN102

Animal Disease BAG219

Animal Feed & Nutrition (Animal Husbandry III) BAG202

Natural Health Care for Animals BAG218



Elective Modules - Choose Three from the List Given Below

Industry Project BIP000

Dog Care BAG105

Farm Management BAG104

Horse Management I BAG102

Marine Studies I BEN103

Ornithology BEN102

Pet Care And Management AAG100

Zoology -Vertebrate BEN104

Horse Management III BAG302

Animal Behaviour BAG203

Animal Health (Animal Husbandry II) BAG201

Aquaculture -Marine BAG220

Beef Cattle Management BAG206

Breeding Animals BAG301

Dairy Cattle Management BAG205

Equine Behaviour BAG216

Fish Farming & Aquaculture BAG211

Goat Husbandry BAG223

Horse Management II BAG204

Marine Studies II BEN203

Pasture Management BAG212

Pig Husbandry BAG209

Zoo Keeping BEN208

Poultry BAG208

Sheep Husbandry BAG210

Wildlife Conservation BEN206

Wildlife Management BEN205

We also offer animal related modules that you may choose as alternatives to the electives mentioned.

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