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COAPE Courses |
C07 CDP QUALIFYING ENTRY COURSE Qualifying Entry Course (an Advanced Award in itself) for the COAPE Advanced Diploma (CDP). |
Written and tutored by Robert Falconer-Taylor, Peter Neville, Val Strong, Ray Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger and Kirsty Peake. |
OCN Accreditation - Advanced Award 15 Credits. Click Here for details of accreditation. |
This nine month course is 6 units by correspondence and successful students automatically fulfil the qualification requirements for the CDP COAPE Diploma Course. |
The knowledge gained can greatly enhance the pleasure that you can get from understanding the pet/human relationship and your understanding of how all animals live, behave and survive, whether in a domestic setting or a wild environment. In the final Special Study, which concerns a subject of the student’s choice concerning feline or canine behaviour or pet/owner relations, the knowledge gained earlier in the course is brought into the companion animal sphere in preparation for studying the CDP COAPE Diploma course in Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training. |
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What the student will learn |
Unit 1: |
Wolf Behaviour: An introduction to understanding how wolves really live and behave and their changing relationship with man. Dispelling the myths surrounding the wolf and providing insight into its ecology and ethology. This unit tutored and marked by Kirsty Peake. |
Unit 2: |
An Introduction to Dog Behaviour and Training: How dogs learn and Man's relationship with dogs today. An introduction into dog training techniques and advanced training problem solving. This unit tutored and marked by Val Strong. |
Unit 3: |
An Introduction to Cat Behaviour: How cats behave socially both with each other and with their owners. This unit tutored and marked by Peter Neville. |
Unit 4: |
The Psychology of Learning: Something all living organisms do every minute of their waking lives. What is learning for? How does learning work? Getting to grips with the mechanisms underpinning this remarkable phenomenon is essential for any effective training or behaviour modification programme. This unit tutored and marked by Robert Falconer-Taylor. |
Unit 5: |
The Subject of Ethology: What animals do, and how they earn their living in terms of foraging for food, avoiding hazards and reproducing. This unit tutored and marked by Ray and Lorna Coppinger. |
Unit 6: |
Special Study: A personal study concerning an aspect of cat or dog behaviour. This unit tutored and marked by Val Strong or Peter Neville, depending on the topic selected by the student. |
Course Details |
Course Type: |
Correspondence. |
Course Format: |
Each Unit of the course notes is e-Mailed out to students as a separate e-Book. Students also have access to the COAPE Student Resource Centre where additional support and course material are available online. |
Course Duration: |
Nine months with two runs per year: 1: February 1st to October 31st. 2: September 1st to May 31st the following year. |
Course Cost: |
OCN registration deposit £45 + Course fee £395. |
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