Table 2.
The number of mandatory, optional, and no courses on animal welfare, animal behaviour, animal physiology, and animal health categorised by region and level of the program (BSc/BA: bachelor’s degree; MSc/MA: master’s degree; see Table S1 for more details).
| Europe | North America | Oceania | BSc/BA | MSc/MA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal welfare | |||||
| Mandatory | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Optional | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| None | 133 | 427 | 28 | 476 | 112 |
| Animal behaviour | |||||
| Mandatory | 16 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 12 |
| Optional | 48 | 291 | 13 | 316 | 36 |
| None | 74 | 124 | 13 | 143 | 68 |
| Animal physiology | |||||
| Mandatory | 15 | 31 | 4 | 39 | 11 |
| Optional | 26 | 268 | 7 | 282 | 19 |
| None | 97 | 129 | 19 | 159 | 86 |
| Animal health | |||||
| Mandatory | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Optional | 28 | 165 | 1 | 176 | 18 |
| None | 104 | 260 | 27 | 299 | 92 |