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"My
experience at ADI surpassed my expectations.
The curriculum was very comprehensive and
included a lot of invaluable hands-on experience,
with both the dogs and the clients. Thanks
to my experience at ADI I am now employed
at Guide Dogs of the Desert International
as an Apprentice Instructor / Service Dog
Trainer."
Cindy Gray,
2003 Graduate
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"I
chose to attend the college program because
it provides a depth and intensity that no
other school offers."
Pam Bar-Haim,
2003 Graduate
Tuzr Hadassah,
Israel
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College
Catalog
Application
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The Institute offers
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Master
of Science Degree Programs
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Program
Description
The Master of Science (MS) degree programs are designed to
fuel students’ thirst for more development in the theoretical
and applied studies of human-canine relationships, expand
their awareness of issues and concepts, enhance problem-solving
abilities, and promote appreciation for the subject matter
from a more knowledgeable context. They focus on the dog’s
usage and abilities to assist humans in differing capacities
with the expectation that graduates will further evolve and
develop this field. They also study the human-dog relationship
from legal, historical, and developmental points of view.
Each Master’s student must have access to a dog to train
during the program. The dog may be the student’s dog
or from another source. The Institute will not provide dogs
for students.
The Master’s program is a full-time program, but does
not require that students be on-site during the entire program.
Instead, the students will attend the Institute on a regular
basis for short, but intensive class sessions, which may last
from 2 days to 3 weeks at a time. When away from the school,
the students will work on readings, assignments, and practice
of skills learned in labs. During that time, the students
will be encouraged, and, at times, required, to communicate
with instructors and each other through electronic means.
Possible
Career Paths
Numerous career
paths are available to graduates earning a Master of Science
in Assistance Dog Education or Master of Science in Human-Canine
Life Sciences. Examples include:
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Management
roles in any canine-related business or human service
organization
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Training and
managing dogs for marketing and advertising campaigns
or the entertainment industry
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Development
of innovative dog products
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Enhancing representation
of dogs in art, literature, and movies
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Integrating
better knowledge of dogs into vet practices, medical practices,
counseling, and other human services
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Increasing
the inclusion of dogs into family recreation activities
and life
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Increasing
and expanding the humane treatment of dogs
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Master's
Degree Requirements
Please refer to page 6 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here. |
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Admission
Requirements for Master of Science Degree Programs
Please refer to page 34 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
How To Enroll
in Master's Program
Please refer to page 35-36 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
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Bachelor
of Science in Canine Studies (Cynology)
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Program
Description
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program is designed to
bring the dog into mainstream academia to join its fellow
domesticated and non-domesticated cousins [several times removed]
as a subject of scholarly study.
The dog was created by humans, and thus any study of the dog
includes a study of his human partner. The BS degree in Canine
Studies is a study of the symbiotic human-dog relationship
and its expansive complexities, consequences, and components
including art, literature, history, language, ethics, business,
health science and social and psychological perspectives.
Even with the increased popularity of training dogs for recreation,
assistance and work roles, few people havethe theoretical
basis or practical experience to examine and contribute to
the expansion of human-canine partnerships.
It is imperative that there be professionals who are able
to examine, understand, and apply their findings to increase
the dog’s supporting role in human society. The Institute’s
BS program is designed to cultivate and educate these professionals.
Students graduating with a BS in Canine Studies will facilitate
advancing the field from one based on limited technical and
theoretical knowledge and skills to a field based firmly upon
research and willingness and capability to make the most of
the true potential of the human-canine partnership.
Degree
Requirements
Please refer to page 12 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
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Associate
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Whether you want to incorporate dogs into
your current counseling, therapy or teaching career,
launch a new career in training and placing service
dogs, begin a new dog-centric business, or refine your
dog training skills, ADI’s A.S.-degree programs
provide the knowledge and hands-on experience you need
to succeed.
The A.S.-degree programs consist
of two semesters that are four months each. The Human-Canine Life
Sciences degree prepares students to expand
on or pursue careers involving canine-related products
and services such as dog training or doggie daycare.
The Assistance
Dog Education degree focuses on the training
and placement of assistance dogs and the related disabilities
of the people that these dogs serve.
Coursework at ADI includes lecture and
lab hours in areas such as the psychology of learning,
educating the canine, breeding, canine health care and
disabilities studies. This combination of courses provides
a broad understanding of the complex relationship between
humans and dogs and highlights how the dog’s role
in our society can continue to expand.
Associate
of Science Degree in Assistance Dog Education
Dogs served mankind for 15,000 years before
modern society made their instinctive canine skills
more of a liability than an asset. Assistance dog roles
are putting the canine back to work, To do this successfully,
in-depth and current information about how to incorporate
this willing partner into the complexities of modern
society is required.
The Assistance Dog Education program prepares students
for careers as professional dog trainers. Like most
early childhood education courses, it focuses on the
psychology of learning, upbringing versus genetics,
developmental stages and the socio-biological concepts
of partnership between dogs and individuals whose limited
physical strength or sensory capabilities makes functioning
on their own a difficult. The essence of this coursework
is to ensure that assistance dogs are an asset and an
unobtrusive helpmate.
Please note: Students are required to take dogs
home at night and on weekends.
Associate of Science in Human-Canine
Life Sciences
The Associate of Science (AS) degree in
Human-Canine Life Sciences prepares students for careers
as professional dog trainers. It provides an historical,
scientific, psychological, and developmental look at
humankind’s best friend, the dog, while simultaneously
examining the roots of this most fascinating symbiotic
relationship with humans.
Breeds, breeding, health care and educating the canine
will receive significant attention in this course designed
to bring the dog into main stream academia to join its
fellow domesticated and non-domesticated cousins [several
times removed] as a subject of academic study.
A survey of various canine competitions, sporting, and
working roles will be conducted. The class will explore
skill acquisition models to determine the best methods
for training the motor skills and mental functions needed
for each role.
Please note: Students are required to take dogs
home at night and on weekends.
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Course Descriptions
Please refer to pages 24 - 32 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
Admission Requirements
Please refer to page 34 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
How To Enroll
Please refer to page 35 of the current catalog. The catalog can be downloaded by clicking here.
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