Train to become a professional animal caretaker, specialised in wildlife or veterinary assistance.
In our Animal Care programme, you learn about (exotic) animals, explore the work field, interact with other students and discuss sustainability. You learn to monitor wildlife and specialise in veterinary assistance techniques.
What will I Learn?
Animal care covers a wide range of animals: it varies from a domestic hamster over a goat at a farm to an elephant in a wildlife nature reserve. If you're looking to enhance animal wellbeing, this programme is right up your alley.
Taking care of animals has many aspects. Food, housing, and actual care are all part of the job. You learn about animal behaviour, but also get into to scientific part with courses like anatomy, physiology, biology and inorganic chemistry. Combined with specialisation trajectories, pratical exercises and perhaps even an internship, you fully experience what it's like to be a professional animal caretaker.
Course Details
Semester 1
The first semester starts mid-September with exams in January.
Semester 1
| V3X946 | 3 | English for Exchange Students |
| V3Y023 | 5 | Global Sustainability and Engagement |
| V3X943 | 3 | Emerging Technologies ++ |
| V3AZ05 | 5 | Work Field Exploration - General |
| V3AZ07 | 5 | Project Entrepreneurship - Fall |
| V3AZ03 | 3 | Scientific Reporting |
| V3AZ09 | 3 | Exotic Fauna |
| V3AZ12 | 3 | Objective Structured Clinical Examinations |
More info on the ECTS information site
Semester 2
The second semester starts in February with exams in June.
Semester 2
| V3X947 | 3 | English for Exchange Students |
| V3Y024 | 5 | Global Sustainability and Engagement |
| V3Y040 | 3 | Strong Sustainability |
| V3AZ01 | 5 | Work Field Exploration - Genera |
| V3X951 | 3 | Project Entrepreneurship - Spring |
| V3AZ10 | 3 | Exotic Fauna |
| V3AZ11 | 3 | Wildlife monitoring |
| V3AZ13 | 3 | Objective Structured Clinical Examinations |
More info on the ECTS information site
Mix and match
Your programme is made by... you!
Mix and match
Mix and match your favourites until your programme consists of exactly the amount of credits you’re taking up for this programme (defined together with your current college or university). All credits are mentioned in the second column. Want to know more about a course? You can find a short summary on every topic on our programme website. Type in the OPO code in the website’s search bar to read more.
Semester 1
| V3X946 | 3 | English for Exchange Students |
| V3Y023 | 5 | Global Sustainability and Engagement |
| V3X943 | 3 | Emerging Technologies ++ |
| V3AZ05 | 5 | Work Field Exploration - General |
| V3AZ07 | 5 | Project Entrepreneurship - Fall |
| V3AZ03 | 3 | Scientific Reporting |
| V3AZ09 | 3 | Exotic Fauna |
| V3AZ12 | 3 | Objective Structured Clinical Examinations |
More info on the ECTS information site