Moorpark College Courses

Provides students the opportunity to practice the application of basic animal care concepts in the care and handling of the animal population at the Teaching Zoo. Develops essential zoo keeping skills

• California Community Colleges System
• 210 hours
• Paid Course

Instructs students in basic animal care practices used in the professional husbandry of domestic and non-domestic animals. Includes topics such as restraint, enrichment, enclosure design and identific

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 hours
• Paid Course

Continues to cover basic zoo keeping skills by providing the student with the opportunity to apply the theory and principles of animal care and handling with the Teaching Zoo's animals. Develops essen

• California Community Colleges System
• 210 hours
• Paid Course

Provides the first year/first semester student a hands-on living classroom for supervised on-the-job zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care and handling. Includes work assignments su

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces the first year, spring semester student a hands-on learning experience in the living classroom of the zoo. Provides supervised on-the-job zoo keeping experience and additional skill practic

• California Community Colleges System
• 79 hours
• Paid Course

Provides the second year summer session student a hands-on living classroom for supervised on-the-job intermediate zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care, handling and training. Incl

• California Community Colleges System
• 105 hours
• Paid Course

Provides the second year fall session student a living classroom for supervised on-the-job intermediate to advanced zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care, handling and training. Inc

• California Community Colleges System
• 158 hours
• Paid Course

Provides the second year spring session student a living classroom for supervised on-the-job advanced zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care, handling and training. Includes practici

• California Community Colleges System
• 79 hours
• Paid Course

Provides structured hands-on practice of animal care for returning Animal Care and Training (ANCT) students in animal care protocols, safety rounds, and guest experience. Utilizes the zoo as a hands-o

• California Community Colleges System
• 79 hours
• Paid Course

Develops global awareness and knowledge about wildlife, the environment, and conservation in zoos and in the wild. Examines human values related to wildlife, cultural and social interaction with wildl

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces the study of animal behavior with an emphasis on learning theory, especially classical and operant conditioning. Provides understanding on how to apply the concepts of ethology and behavior

• California Community Colleges System
• 53 hours
• Paid Course

Provides students with opportunities to develop skills in behavior modification and observational research. Requires students to demonstrate such skills through training a rat and conducting observati

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces a practical system-by-system approach to the basic anatomical structure of domestic and non-domestic mammals. Discusses the physiological function of domestic and non-domestic mammals. Limi

• California Community Colleges System
• 35 hours
• Paid Course

Provides student with experience at an animal facility such as a zoo, animal training/entertainment facility, conservation or wildlife education site, or a conference related to the animal industry. I

• California Community Colleges System
• 26 hours
• Paid Course

Provides students with an in-depth experience at an animal facility such as a zoo, animal training/entertainment or wildlife education site. Furthers students' experience related to daily operations a

• California Community Colleges System
• 79 hours
• Paid Course