Students who decide to venture into animal care can learn a wide variety of information and skills to help them along their career paths. Courses may include everything from comparative animal anatomy to the principles of preventing and controlling disease in both domestic and wild animals.

A PhD, or Doctorate of Philosophy, is the highest degree awarded in many academic fields. Generally requiring a research project and dissertation, as well as several years of study, a doctorate degree qualifies the holder as an expert in a chosen field.

Part-time learning allows one to obtain a degree or qualification even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at one's own pace, gradually accumulating credits that count towards a final qualification.