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11-Feb-08, 12:19 PM
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just wondering if anybody knows of actual herp courses or courses that are specifically about reptiles...am curious to kno wether u can study this at tafe or something similar? preferably around the wollongong area...any help or ideas wud b much appreciated...
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11-Feb-08, 05:49 PM
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Most universities run courses such as Biological Science or Conservation Biology that have components on herpetology in later years but will not run herpetology as a course on its own. Occasionally (if you're lucky) some such as James Cook in QLD run entire subjects devoted to herps such as Tropical Australian Herpetology.
Keep in mind that no matter what course you choose, there will be some not so great subject components that you'll need to get through in order to study herps later on... usually including Chemistry, Stats and cell bio.
As for herp specific short courses you can do at tafe, etc. I don't know of any but it's possible that they exist.
Cheers,
David.
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13-Feb-08, 11:17 AM
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If you really want to study herps and make a career of it (excluding sales and zookeeping), you'll want to do a biology/conservation/environmental sci uni course and then take a couple herps or related courses in your 3rd year, once you get all the general stuff out of the way.
There's a high-profile researcher at Uni of Wollongong who works on a lot of big evolutionary issues using reptiles as his main study group. http://www.uow.edu.au/science/biol/a...UOW009804.html
Might be worth getting in touch with one of his postgrads.
If you just want to take a course here and there for herp-keeping stuff and general fun (and don't want a career in science, particularly research), then don't worry about uni courses. Just hit the forum up for info, read, and keep your own critters... that will be the better than any course you could probably find in the Illawarra!
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13-Feb-08, 11:21 AM
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i think rick shine teaches the only herpetology course in oz... sydney uni i think
could be wrong but...
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13-Feb-08, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by eladidare  i think rick shine teaches the only herpetology course in oz... sydney uni i think
could be wrong but... | and it's bloody hard to get into 
Rick Shine is also now only taking on 1-2 PhD students a year
most unis don't offer herp specific courses. I just finished my zoology degree - the closest subject was Vertebrate Zoology. However, you can use reptiles as your choice of topic in certain assignments.
you have to do post-grad research to specialise in herps
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13-Feb-08, 12:50 PM
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do a certificate II in animal studies, then cert. III in captive animals, im in for richmond tafe and Graem Phips does a herp subject within the course. then go on to cert IV etc. and become an animal attendance specialising in herps.
well thats my career plan. 1/3 done.
OR study biology, chemistry and advanced mathematics. get into a zoologist course at uni, and do side courses in herps, costs around $15 000. over the three years or so. you will want to choose courses such as coservation, and breeding if you want to get into a zoo as a qualified zoologist. etc.
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13-Feb-08, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Kirby ... get into a zoologist course at uni, ..... if you want to get into a zoo as a qualified zoologist. etc. | lol funny part about that is if you want a job as a zookeeper you need Cert III in Captive Animals - I only have a Zoology degree so don't meet the selection criteria 
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13-Feb-08, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bugsy just wondering if anybody knows of actual herp courses or courses that are specifically about reptiles...am curious to kno wether u can study this at tafe or something similar? preferably around the wollongong area...any help or ideas wud b much appreciated... | I did a three day general interest course in reptile and amphibian care at Richmond tafe last year.I found it interesting and informative.The class was run by Aleysha Manning who has 30 years reptile experience under her belt and she worked with Steve Irwin a while back.Check out Richmond tafe and see if they're running it again this term.It does cost a bit though.
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22-Feb-08, 01:07 AM
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Another way to study herpetology is to do a general zoology degree at a uni with lecturer in herpetology. Then for post grad you can prob find specialize in something specifically herptile based. I got degree in Zoology (animal ecology).
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