Courses in Companion Animal Behavior
ANIWEL graduate school for Animal Welfare organizes 2 courses at Viikki Campus,
Helsinki, Finland.
Teachers:
Benjamin Hart
Fulbright Specialist, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, DVM, PhD.
Professor Hart is a world-known specialist in the area of clinical veterinary behavior
and animal cognition. Professor Hart has published over 180 scientific publications on
relevant topics and has served as Chief of the Behavior Service at the Veterinary
Medical Teaching Hospital at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
California, Davis, USA and as the Director of the Companion Animal Behavior
Program at the same university. He has extensive experience in clinical behavioral
therapy of dogs and cats and with coauthors, has written an up-to-date book (2006),
entitled Canine and Feline Behavior Therapy, published by Blackwell Press.
Professor Hart is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (Animal Behavior Society)
and a Founding Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.
Lynette Hart
Professor, PhD
Lynette Hart is professor of Human-Animal Interactions and Animal Behavior at the
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA. She is wellknown for her work within the antrozoological field. Her research field includes both
animal behavior and sociology, addressing topics such as the socializing role of
companion animals and health and lifestyle effects of companion animals. Her
teaching subjects include human-animal interactions and information on animal
welfare. Lynette Hart is also a co-author of the book Canine and Feline behavior
therapy (2006).
1) Companion Animal Behavior and Human-animal Interactions:
An Update
30-31 August 2010
The course is aimed at PhD students from a wide range of disciplines: veterinarians,
ethologists, animal welfare scientists, social scientists, philosophers etc. interested in
companion animal welfare issues.
2) Clinical Animal Behavior and Incorporating Human-animal Issues into the
Clinical Setting
2-3 September 2010
The course is aimed mainly at clinical veterinarians, but also PhD students from other
fields are welcome.
Students can either participate in one part of the course (1 ECTS) or both parts (2
ECTS).
On September 1 we will organize some supporting program (such as technical visits),
if there is an interest amongst the participants.
Undergraduate Veterinary students in their final years of studies (4-6) are also eligible
to participate. We welcome students from Finland, as well as from other countries.
However, the students need to arrange their accommodation during the course
themselves. Priority is primarily given to ANIWEL graduate school students and
secondly to other PhD-students. Participants other than ANIWEL students or PhD
students/undergraduate students from the Veterinary Faculty at the University of
Helsinki will be charged a course fee of 150 €.
Student presentations of the field are invited. Students are asked to indicate the title of
suggested presentation when applying to the course.
To register, fill in the application form
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/21227/lomake.html
by 10 June 2010.
We will inform applicants of acceptance within 2 weeks after the above deadline.