This program is available to students with a Bachelor's Degree in a variety of fields. The Certification requires 18 semester hours of graduate credit, including a 3-semester hour Zoo Practicum and 3 semester hour, graduate level course in Management. Courses are now available through a new Distance Learning Classroom at the Shedd Aquarium . Marine Mammalogy , Zool 416G, taught during summer and fall semesters at the Shedd Aquarium. Topics include taxonomy, evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea otters, polar bears, and manatees.
Students conduct individual ethogram project.
Field trip to mammal collection at Field Museum of Natural History. Topics include taxonomy, evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of mammals of the world. Laboratory emphasis on recognition and characteristics of 61 species of Illinois mammals. Field trips to Niabi Zoo and Field Museum of Natural History. Graduate students conduct individual research project.