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Diploma in Feline Studies.

Dip.FS.

Course Synopsis:

This Diploma course is aimed at improving the knowledge base of pet owners, breeders/exhibitors and those involved with cats professionally. It delivers a wide syllabus of topics to provide the student with an introduction to the width and breadth of the subject area. Students will study a wide range of topics, including historical, practical, legal and scientific aspects of the field of feline studies. These range from examinations of folklore, anatomy, genetics, cattery management and animal law. The Diploma in Feline Studies will be awarded by Oxford College to those students who satisfactorily complete all 10 Units of this course.

Course Structure.

1. Origins of the domestic cat.

2. Anatomy and Physiology.

3. Neurophysiology and sensory systems.

4. Nutrition.

5. Reproduction.

6. Behavioural science.

7. Genetics.

8. Health.

9. Husbandry.

10. Rules and Regulations.

The Feline studies Diploma is offered by the Oxford Distance Learning College. Several of the photos included in the material are of Purindoors birmans.

For further details of the course contact the college, (click on the heading) or email Purindoors.

Other courses available from the college by the same writer/tutor include Diploma’s in Zoology and Botany, and A levels in Psychology and Sociology.