Graduate Certificate in Captive Vertebrate Management

includes:

Graduate Certificate in Captive Vertebrate Management

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Captive Vertebrate Management GradCertCaptVertMgt

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Captive Vertebrate Management (5308CV)

Online - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Graduate Certificate in Captive Vertebrate Management

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent Duration). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Applicants will be expected to have:

  • had a minimum of five years appropriate industry experience;
    or
  • have completed a TAFE Zookeeping certificate or equivalent;
    or
  • have completed relevant previous tertiary study.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of two 16 point subjects, as follows:

BIO489 Zoo Curatorship (16 points)
BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management (16 points)

Enrolment Pattern

Part-time

Session 1

BIO489 Zoo Curatorship (16 points)

Session 2

BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management (16 points)

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page

BIO327 Wildlife Ecology and Management
BIO489 Zoo Curatorship

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School

Professional Accreditation

Recognised by the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (formerly the Australian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria or ARAZPA) and the Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping (ASZK) as meeting the advanced trainng needs of their members.

Contact

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Current students

Future students

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: April 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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