In the late 1990s I ran the Unusual Animal Career seminar series and not only taught people how to prepare and how to seek a career with animals but also took people into the world of animal careers. My favorite trip was to an exotic feline facility where the highlight of many students was that [...]
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Above: Animal CSI Unit of the ASPCA Forensics Team. Photo courtesy of the ASPCA Animal CSI? You bet! Animal forensics is something that began back in the late 1980s but that only began to surface as a viable animal career recently and got the attention of the media back in 2009 with the first Animal [...]
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Posted in animal careers on Jul 31st, 2010
Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues is a new course offered by the University of Florida’s Aquatic Animal Health Program. It will allow students to access the material at their convenience within a given module and introduce students who are at the upper levels (undergraduate and graduate) and professionals to some of the controversial issues surrounding aquatic [...]
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For a long time there was not a lot of interest in animal nutrition other than from the agricultural field or those involved in the manufacturing of specific diets. Today that is changing a there is a rising trend for animal nutritionists. However it is hard to find a course of instruction that isn’t in [...]
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Courses that involve animals are exciting and new to many fields including the legal field but that is not the only one seeing changes and passion about animals within the student body. In 2008 a course called, “Animals, Culture and Food” was offered at the University of Iowa and it was so popular, another was [...]
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Posted in animal careers on Feb 6th, 2010
This week, in my role as an animal career coach, I go into a rant about people who are dreaming about an animal career. You can have a dream about an animal career but you also have to wake up and take action to get an animal job. If you want to read the animal [...]
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Posted in animal careers on Jan 28th, 2010
If you are seeking a career with animals and have a bachelor’s degree in any field, you can take advantage of a new joint program from Project DragonFly and the Cincinnati Zoo. Read more about the Advanced Inquiry Program graduate degree. If you are interested, head over now because the application deadline is February 28, [...]
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Posted in animal careers on Jan 21st, 2010
Just a quick note to let you know that I am reviving the Animal Career Secrets website. Most of the posts will be oriented to stories I’ve found elsewhere until I lauch the online program. Today I am going to outline the Canine Studies diploma course. It is a fully accredited Level 3 (UK designation) [...]
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