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Units indexed by faculty Graduate Certificate in Animal WelfareCourse code: 3430 + Course abbreviation: GradCertAnWel + Total credit points required: 24 + 2 semesters part-time Study mode and course locationOff-campus (Caulfield) Course descriptionThe course, offered by the Department of Psychology, provides a knowledge and understanding of animal welfare and ethics within the disciplines of science, history, sociology and politics. Students will develop the skills required to assess animal welfare issues objectively and be able to apply their knowledge effectively in areas including animal well-being, welfare inspection and assessment, research management, and the preparation and updating of welfare codes, legislation and regulations. They will also develop awareness of the debate surrounding local and international animal issues and be able to identify problems with regard to duty of care to animals, animal housing, animal husbandry, animal rights, conservation and biodiversity, and ethics and welfare. Students will be required to attend a single seven-hour on-campus workshop at Caulfield campus per unit. Entry requirementsApplicants must have a bachelors degree, or equivalent, or three years relevant work experience at an appropriate level (to be determined at the discretion of an academic selection panel). There are no formal unit prerequisites. Mid-year entry to the course is available; however, unit offerings may vary according to student demand. Course structureThe course comprises four 6-point units, three core units -- GAW3010 GAW3020 and GAW3030 and one elective unit - either GAW3040 or GAW3050. Units GAW3010 and GAW3030 will typically be offered in the first semester and GAW3020, GAW3040 and GAW3050 in the second semester.
GAW3010 and GAW3020 will have a major component of material presented to students in printed form that is teacher-designated. Students will be responsible for directing the pace of their learning, however they will be required to participate cooperatively in electronic group discussions and on-campus workshops. In GAW3030, GAW3040 and GAW3050 students will be required to undertake group and individual projects and deliver oral presentations. Successful participation in these activities will rely on students' general knowledge, which they will be encouraged to expand by reading and interpreting popular discussion, magazines and newspapers and listening to the radio and watching television. In GAW3030, students are required to undertake an industry placement (10--20 days), whereby the focus is on experiential learning. Although the units are offered as part of a course, students may elect to undertake, and be credited for completing, one or more units as single units. Contact detailsInquiriesSchool of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine Telephone +61 3 9903 1482 Website: med.monash.edu.au/psych/student/pgrad/ Course coordinatorDr Pauline Bennett Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |