The Wolfson Classes

Written by Roger Abrantes

Monday, 17 August 2009 23:34

The Wolfson Classes

The Wolfson on-campus are scheduled to be held in 2011 at the Wolfson College the first two weeks of August, pending on a final confirmation. The classes deal mainly with problem behavior in companion animals, advanced learning theory and behavior modification. One day is dedicated to general reviews and another day to pilot and final projects. A tem-building course is also scheduled on the first saturday. Eligible candidates present and defend their final projects on the last day of the course.

In 2010, these classes are scheduled to Gaia, Spain, September 13 thru 19. For confirmation of venue for the 2011 classes, please check upcoming events regularly.

Ethology Institute Wolfson Classes August On-campus
Day	Topic	Instructor(s)	Notes
Sun	Arrival and accommodation		Welcome dinner
Mon	General reviews	RAA and AGB
Tue	Advanced Learning Theory	RAA and AGB
Wed	Problem behavior cases	RAA and AGB
Thu	Problem behavior cases	RAA and AGB
Fri	Problem behavior cases	RAA and AGB
Sat	Team Building	DBA
Sun			Day off
Mon	IT cases	RAA and AGB
Tue	IT practice	RAA and AGB
Wed	IT practice	RAA and AGB
Thu	Pilot Project and Finals	RAA and AGB
Fri	Final Exams	External censors and supervisors
Sat		Bus to London-Stansted Airport (STS)

Registration and accommodation

You must register for the Wolfson classes latest May 31 and inform us of what type of room you wish. To register, please go to events. You do not register directly to the Wolfson College. Wolfson college is not the organizer of our August on-campus classes and bears no responsibility for the event.

All accommodation at Wolfson is wired up for high-speed Internet access. The Library building houses a large computer room with 18 modern PCs (running both Windows XP and Linux), which are integrated with the University’s Public Workstation Facility, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with automatic file backup. These computers are ideal for word processing and accessing email and the Internet.

Rent prices for 2009/10 are:

study bedroom with shared bathroom facilities	£76.44 per week
small study bedroom with en-suite facilities	£89.04 per week
standard study bedroom with en-suite facilities	£98.56 per week
standard shared set	£98.56 per week
self-contained single flat	£126.91 per week

We will update this information as soon as we receive the final rates for 2011. Upon registering, you will have to pay a deposit of EUR 100 (approx. GBP 86), which is not reimbursable in case you should cancel your registration.

Life at Wolfson

As one of the 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College is a leading academic research institution. With postgraduate students and mature undergraduate students from throughout the world, Wolfson is known as the most cosmopolitan college in Cambridge, and also as one of the friendliest.The majority of the students are carrying out research towards postgraduate degrees, in particular PhDs and MPhils, but there also students studying for taught Masters degrees and a number of mature undergraduates.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 August 2010 22:32

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On-campus Courses

Wolfson College, Cambridge

Our on-campus courses are held in Cambridge at the Wolfson College (mainly theoretical courses and final exams), in Gaia, Spain (mainly practical equine courses) and Chalong, Thailand (marine biology courses and animal welfare internship). We provide cheap and good accommodation for our students.

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Gaia, Spain.
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Chalong Bay, Thailand (อ่าวฉลอง)

Video Courses On-line

You can attend some courses as a video course. If you have a very good internet connection, you can see these courses on-line as streaming. Otherwise, you must have the 'Animal Trainers Handbook' DVD box set, in which case you must contact your tutor.