The post-baccalaureate certificate program in Zoo and Aquarium Studies provides detailed knowledge about the biology of special groups of animals often kept in captivity like dolphins, seals, primates, big cats, canids, large birds, or large reptiles, background in the basic concepts and techniques of animal training, practical management skills required for working with people, budgets, and time at zoos or aquaria, information on policies and regulations that affect the operations of zoos and aquaria, practical, hands-on experience working with animals and with the personnel at a zoo or aquarium, network of people employed at local zoos and aquaria, access to available jobs at zoos or aquaria.