About Humane Society University
HSU is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning that is comprised of two learning environments, each focusing on human-animal interactions. The College of Arts & Sciences offers undergraduate degrees, graduate certificates, and graduate degrees. The School of Continuing Education provides a variety of professional development and personal enrichment topics in human-animal studies, law enforcement and disaster response training, animal shelter management and human resource leadership development.
Based in Washington, DC, HSU's College of Arts & Sciences is the first higher education institution in the country licensed to confer Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Animal Studies, Animal Policy and Advocacy, and Humane Leadership. Graduate Certificates are also offered in the aforementioned majors along with Animal Assisted Interventions. Coursework for these programs can be completed exclusively online, though onsite courses are also an option.
HSU's School of Continuing Education has available nearly sixty specialized courses. Many are offered online, as self-paced instructor-led or individual learning courses. SCE also offers onsite instructor-led programs throughout the United States. Course topics range across a wide variety of interest areas, including: human-animal studies, law enforcement and disaster preparedness, animal shelter management and human resource leadership development. Thousands of participants have been trained through its signature continuing education courses.