Postgraduate Course: Animal cognition and consciousness (AWAB11016)
Course Outline
| School |
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/animalbehaviour/ |
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| Course description |
Motivation, learning and cognition are all fields that provide an underpinning to the study of animal behaviour and animal welfare. The students will be presented with the scientific basis of these areas, with particular reference to animal welfare. This module will also focus on historical and current interpretations of the concept of animal consciousness as well as on experimental approaches to the study of animal consciousness. Implications of the study of animal consciousness for models of animal welfare will be studied as well as basic principles of the moral evaluation of animal use |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
none |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-5 | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-5 | | 09:00 - 17:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-Understand how internal and external factors combine to produce motivated behaviour
-Understand the methods used to assess animal motivation and how experiments in animal motivation have contributed to animal welfare science
-Understand the basic types of learning
-Understand the basic types of training
-Understand the concepts underlying animal cognition
-Understand the concepts of animal consciousness
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Assessment Information
| Assignments and exam. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Christine Moinard
Tel: (0131) 535 4488
Email: christine.moinard@sac.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Willie Van-Wijde
Tel: (0131 6)51 3914
Email: Willie.van.Wijde@ed.ac.uk |
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