Companion Animal Enterprise

2 credits · Undergraduate

This course will enable the student to oversee the routine care of animals in a companion animal facility and to develop some of the basic workplace communication skills necessary in such an enterprise. Students examine the structure of the companion animal industry and discuss the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the industry. The basic care component covers mainly dogs and cats, with some coverage of other species, and a portion of this will be conducted outside class time. The industry overview component covers all species represented by the industry, as well as the different segments of the industry. FORMATS: Lab