Teaching and training
Electives for psychology students at the Open University
Psychology students from the Open University can choose Anthrozoology as an elective subject in their psychology programme.
They can:
- follow the course 'Introduction to Anthrozoology'
- write a bachelor thesis on Anthrozoology
- write a master thesis on Anthrozoology
- do a research or a practical internship in the field of Anthrozoology
The course 'Introduction to Anthrozoology' is a Bachelor course.
The course 'Introduction to Animal-Assisted Interventions' is in English and consists of small modules.
These courses are also open to students from other Universities and to students from other disciplines.
When writing a thesis on Anthrozoology, students will be supervised by a member from the Anthrozoology team and a member from one of the psychology departments at the Open University. For practical internships the students will also work under supervision of a qualified psychologist.
To get an impression of the topics for a thesis, see the current research projects.
If you are interested in one of these opportunities, please send an email to karin.hediger@ou.nl or directly to one of the researchers.
PhD opportunities at the Open University
Within the Anthrozoology team a number of PhD students are investigating the effects of animal-assisted interventions and the human-animal bond and the mechanisms that play a role.
See current research projects
If you are interested in starting a PhD at the Open Universiteit on this topic, please send an email to karin.hediger@ou.nl or directly to one of the researchers.