Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy

The curriculum focuses on basic knowledge of evolution and evolutionary processes, principles of domestication and cooperation between humans and domestic animals, basic knowledge of the principles of biological functions of humans and animals (especially physiology and behavioural biology), historical and cultural background of the human-animal relationship, animal protection, ethics of animal breeding and use, basic knowledge of behavioural biology, animal breeding and animal protection, knowledge of the specific legal framework conditions of the human-animal relationship, as well as knowledge of the basic principles of species and range conservation and the most important provisions and agreements for species conservation, furthermore, an overview of the nature of human-animal relationships (ecological relationships, interspecies interactions to social relationships between species based on social and cognitive mechanisms in humans and animals: Brain, physiology, biological theory of personality, etc.), human-animal communication and the psychology of the human-animal relationship. The curriculum will give priority to the use of animals in psychological therapy, pedagogy, developmental psychology, physiotherapy, medical therapy and prophylaxis. It will explain in detail cognition and consciousness in animals, learning theory, principles of behavior modification, and principles of training in the dog and horse. In addition, some of the courses in the curriculum are oriented towards the assessment of animal health, the risk of zoonotic diseases, animal hygiene, and the basics of law.

The curriculum of the human-animal relationship and its use in canister therapy and hippotherapy focuses on basic knowledge of evolution and evolutionary processes, principles of domestication and cooperation between humans and domestic animals, basic knowledge of the principles of biological functions of humans and animals (especially physiology and behavioural biology), historical and cultural background of the human-animal relationship, animal protection, ethics of breeding and use of animals, basic knowledge of behavioural biology, animal husbandry and animal protection, knowledge of the specific legal framework conditions of the human-animal relationship, as well as knowledge of the basic principles of species and range conservation and the most important provisions and agreements for the protection of species, as well as an overview of the nature of human-animal relationships (ecological relationships, interspecies interactions to social relationships between species based on social and cognitive mechanisms in humans and animals: Brain, physiology, biological theory of personality, etc.), human-animal communication and the psychology of the human-animal relationship. The curriculum covers the use of animals in psychological therapy, pedagogy, developmental psychology, physiotherapy, medical therapy and prophylaxis. It will explain in detail cognition and consciousness in animals, learning theory, principles of behavior modification, and principles of training in the dog and horse. In addition, some of the courses in the curriculum are oriented towards the assessment of animal health, the risk of zoonotic diseases, animal hygiene, and the basics of law.

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