School Of Natural SciencesHuman Animal InteractionsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300426.1
Discipline: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to the varying relationships between humans and animals. It deals with domestication, the role of animals for companionship and as workers, the traditional role of animals in agriculture, wildlife and zoo animals and their increasingly recognized aesthetic and therapeutic roles. Students are exposed to a variety of external animal industries and organizations working with animals, including wildlife parks and zoos but also work with captive mammals and reptiles on campus.