Comments on: Cryptozoology Certification

By: cryptocarolyn

cryptocarolyn — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:17:40 +0000

I believe Flamel has suspended their cryptozoology course for “updating.” From their site it doesn’t look like they allow you to register for that right now. There is also a Universal Class that has Cryptozoology 101. It may be very basic but you can take it for continuing education credit.
Basic Course (no certificate) = $30.00
Course with Certificate & CEUs = $55.00
I was thinking of taking it for noncredit but not sure if it will tell me more than I already know from books I’ve read. Has anyone tried this one?

By: HKSS

HKSS — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:44:24 +0000

So to understand everyone correctly - there is no university/college/accredited institution that offers courses in cryptozoology?

By: Alton Higgins

Alton Higgins — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:45:27 +0000

timi_hendrix,

Personally, I wouldn’t bother. Just buy the book. If you are interested in learning some zoology, check out the offerings at your regional colleges and universities.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:02:37 +0000

I’d sign up for it !

By: timi_hendrix

timi_hendrix — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:48:27 +0000

Does anybody know how legitimate this course is?

Is it a scam?

Will I learn something?

I’ve read their website, but it wasn’t much help.

Does anyone have any more information or words of wisdom?

Thank you.

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:44:38 +0000

I also think that’s a great idea, kittenz

By: sschaper

sschaper — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:29:35 +0000

I’m not sure that there could be a department of cryptozoology because it is a subset of biology. But I CAN see the benefit of having a course on cryptozoology for zoology majors, and I would encourage such a thing.

By: captiannemo

captiannemo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:53:40 +0000

Great idea kittenz,sign me up!

By: kittenz

kittenz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:28:45 +0000

I’m a fan of online correspondence courses, regardless of their academic affiliation, if the person or group who provides the courses are knowledgable and reliable.

Maybe you could do something like like, Loren, perhaps on a small scale to begin with … it might be one way to help fund the museum too.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:58 +0000

Perhaps it is true this course is merely a pseudoscience phantom itself, but I thought it better for people to know about it than to not know. The degree is from an online, correspondence course, and that is not the most ideal of situations. Obviously.

It would be wonderful if an academic instruction of some repute would actually certify a real scholarly selection of courses, for credit, in cryptozoology.

I was the professor (i.e. teacher/instructor) of a credit course in cryptozoology in 1989 at the University of Southern Maine, but, unfortunately, I have seen no forward progress in this direction for the last 20 years. I even was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Learning a few years back, predicting it would be 25 years before a regular course in an academic department would be delivered to students, and even longer for a formal department of Cryptozoology to be available.

Has anyone in Europe given credit courses at any universities in cryptozoology? Has a subsection or series of courses been made available for a degree speciality in cryptozoology at a bricks and mortar university, anywhere?

We must have hope and I am interested in seeing some foundation building in this arena.