This online MS in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare degree offers a flexible curriculum that addresses key issues and concepts in animal behavior and welfare. Students will gain an understanding of animal welfare, and how to maintain health and well-being through animal behavior, health, nutrition and training, in a broad range of contexts. This Master’s degree will provide a scientific background and approach that will have a wide range of applications in both research and applied settings, such as animal production centers, rehabilitation organizations, zoos, and shelters. Courses in this program cover areas such as Animal Cognition, Advanced Animal Training, and Animal Welfare Legislation. Students will benefit from the knowledge and experience of professionals working throughout the international animal behavior and welfare community.
| AB 610 | Anthrozoology: Animals, People, and Society | 3 |
| AB 621 | Applied Animal Management: Zoos, Farms, and Shelters | 3 |
| AB 641 | Understanding Animal Welfare: Legislation and Application | 3 |
| AB 642 | Animal Welfare: Environment, Stress, Behavior and Biology | 3 |
| AB 701 | Advanced Animal Behavior | 3 |
| AB 702 | Advanced Animal Training | 3 |
| AB 710 | Behavioral Biology: Physiology, Stress and Neurologic Response in Animals | 3 |
| AB 711 | Animal Cognition and Consciousness | 3 |
| SC 624 | Research Methods and Application | 3 |
| SC 791 | Professional Capstone | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |