ACAS Masters Degree programs are designed to be terminal degree programs for working professionals or as stepping stones to a
doctor of philosophy degree in a particular area of study. For this reason, the curricula are self-contained and immediately
useful to the professional, as well as preparatory for further educational objectives. Finding this unique academic balance
and delivering courses to busy adult learners on an Internet-based distant learning platform is what ACAS does best.
Students participate in lively discussions in online virtual classrooms, do literature-based research, write weekly scholarly
topical essays on subject matter, and respond to other student posts and with the instructor. Some courses require online
exams and all require writing a research paper or completing a field project. Instructors will often schedule teleconferences
that feature a guest speaker or for discussion of special projects. Most 3-credit courses are 12-weeks in length and are
offered on a quarterly basis.
All Masters Degree Programs require an externships in a real-world working environments such as a private animal shelter, a
public animal control facility, an animal training and behavior center, a veterinary practice, etc. Students will seek out
and submit proposals for externship venues to a faculty adviser, usually toward the end of the degree program. Students will
work along side professionals in the field and prepare regular reports and a final paper for their faculty adviser. On
occasion, a field venue may also be used for the empirical study associated with the student’s Masters Thesis.
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MS in Companion Animal
Behavior Counseling
MS in Animal Shelter
Administration
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