Vet/Animal related courses (1 Viewer)

[ericaerica]

I wanted to be a vet but reading about the long hours and little pay it has, are there any other similar options that's related to animals?

I've read about the Animal and Veterinary Bioscience one but it seems the careers that come out of it include the farm...

 

[MysteryGenius]

Does lab work interest you?

 

[ericaerica]

So so. I wouldn't want to spend heaps of hours just in a lab

 

[MysteryGenius]

Examples of just some of the animal related fields along with a few careers within those fields

Preventive Medicine (small animal, large animal, exotic, wildlife rehabilitation, research (private industry, university and government), military, zoo):

* Research Veterinarian
* Veterinarian
* Veterinary Technician

Care and Conservation of Wildlife:

* Biologist
* Conservation Officer
* Cooperative Extension Agent
* Ecologist
* Educator
* Environmental Management
* Environmental Chemistry
* Forestry/Park Ranger
* Interpretive Naturalist
* Natural Resources Management
* Wildlife Rehabilitator

Pets:

* Animal behavior
* Outreach programs
* Therapy and Psychology

Zoos (training varies, ranging from exotic animal caretaking to biology:

* Director
* Supervisor
* Keeper
* Habitat Specialist
* Research

Animal Training:

* Trainer (large, small and exotics) for work, show and entertainment industry, and obedience training
* Volunteer (may require special training or previous work experience):

* SPCA
* Camps
* 4-H
* Field Research
* Future Farmers
* Humane Societies
* Nature Centers
* Parks
* Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities
* Zoos

General areas of study and work:

* Agriculture & Natural Resources
* Education
* Environmental Sciences
* Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
* Law (Animal Welfare, Environmental)
* Psychology
* Science Technology
* Veterinary Medicine

http://www.anapsid.org/resources/jobs.html

P.S
Sorry for the late reply xD I completely forgot about this lol

 

[ericaerica]

The ones that interest me in that list would be psychology and maybe education.
Is education just like a science teacher?
Would psychology be good pay?

 

[mad-triste]

Education just means being an educator, which could be in any setting - you could be employed by a zoo to give talks about the animals or conservation projects, or you could be a consultant who provides information for new pet owners. You could be a science teacher but you'd have to go to uni and study specifically to be a science teacher. If you're interested in becoming an educator in the animal field, think about what it is in the animal field you're interested in - native or exotic wildlife? aquatic species? domestic animals? For example if you are interested in wildlife you could study zoology or biology, then do a postgrad education course like a diploma.

Psychology is interesting to study but it takes more than a psychology degree to become a psychologist - you need a bachelor degree (usually with honours) plus a masters degree to be able to practice as a psychologist. Plus even then the job prospects are not fantastic (according to the good universities guide), you'll likely have to do further study, and your starting salary is about the same as a new grad vet. You can however do a degree in psychology and try to land a job in advertising or something like that.

By the way, I can't think of any jobs where you can work with animals, work good hours, and get paid well. Which of those three do you want the most?

 

[ericaerica]

Education just means being an educator, which could be in any setting - you could be employed by a zoo to give talks about the animals or conservation projects, or you could be a consultant who provides information for new pet owners. You could be a science teacher but you'd have to go to uni and study specifically to be a science teacher. If you're interested in becoming an educator in the animal field, think about what it is in the animal field you're interested in - native or exotic wildlife? aquatic species? domestic animals? For example if you are interested in wildlife you could study zoology or biology, then do a postgrad education course like a diploma.

Psychology is interesting to study but it takes more than a psychology degree to become a psychologist - you need a bachelor degree (usually with honours) plus a masters degree to be able to practice as a psychologist. Plus even then the job prospects are not fantastic (according to the good universities guide), you'll likely have to do further study, and your starting salary is about the same as a new grad vet. You can however do a degree in psychology and try to land a job in advertising or something like that.

By the way, I can't think of any jobs where you can work with animals, work good hours, and get paid well. Which of those three do you want the most?

What do you mean by that?

 

[mad-triste]

Well if you study psychology at university, you can pursue (basically) one of two paths. Your first degree would be a bachelor of arts (or something similar) with a major in psychology, and then if you wanted to become a psychologist you would have to do further postgraduate study (ie. a very competitive masters degree). You can definitely study psychology without needing to do that further study, but with just the bachelor degree, you are not licensed or allowed to practice as a clinical psychologist.

However you will have learned "generic skills" like problem-solving and you will have lots of knowledge about human psychology. This does NOT guarantee you a job, and you will not be called a "psychologist", however industries that prefer their employees to know something about human psychology, for example advertising, marketing, or human resources, may be more likely to hire someone who has studied psychology.

Hope that makes sense! To summarise, doing a psychology degree does NOT make you a psychologist - you have to do further study and clinical placements and so forth to become one. But having that degree might open all sorts of other avenues of employment.