Charles Sturt University

Course Details

Bachelor of Animal Science

Course Description

CSU's Bachelor of Animal Science is a four-year undergraduate degree with an integrated Honours stream. CSU's Bachelor of Animal Science course provides training in the major disciplines which underpin the animal sciences, preparing graduates for careers in a broad range of professions working with animals, or within animal-related industries. The Bachelor of Animal Science course provides training in the major disciplines which underpin the animal sciences and prepares graduates for careers in a broad range of professions working with animals or within animal-related industries. The course provides a broad foundation in biological sciences and instruction in basic sciences, research skills and the health, welfare, behaviour, nutrition, genetics and breeding of animals, including farm animals, pets, performance animals, wildlife and zoo animals. In the third year of the course, students undertake alternative streams of study in wildlife, captive vertebrates, horses, companion animals, or livestock.The Bachelor of Animal Science also includes a component in practical skills such as animal handling and the development of lifelong learning skills, critical thinking and effective communication with scientists and lay people involved with animals.

Course Duration

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4year

Career outcomes

Graduates from this program can expect to pursue careers in research, teaching, commerce, government advisory or regulatory roles, and industries allied to animal health, welfare, nutrition, and the management of populations of free-living or captive wild animals. Animal scientists work in all parts of the world - from the plains and jungles of Africa to the research laboratories of the world's foremost universities; with all types of animals from the smallest pets to the largest farm animals, horses or wild animals in a wide range of disciplines including nutrition, reproduction, genetics, welfare, behaviour, health and pharmacology.

Bachelor of Animal Science Charles Sturt University