Postgraduate Course: Animal ethics, policy and law (AWAB11022)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will deliver the following aspects of animal ethics, policy and law:
1. Animal Welfare and Ethics
2. Animal Welfare Recommendations and Policy
3. Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement
4. Translation, Education and Training
5. Global Applications |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Vet Med Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. &· To place animal ethics within a wider framework of the study of ethics and philosophy
&· To describe the concepts of $ùinherent value&©, $ùintrinsic value&©, and $ùinherent worth&© or $ùrespect for integrity&©
2. &· Students will be able to discuss the animal welfare policy and recommendations made by governments and other groups. They will also be able to describe how economics affects animal welfare policy
3. &· The students will be enabled to describe animal welfare law around the globe and discuss the enforcement issues
4. &· Students will be able to understand how animal welfare science gets translated into policy, legislation and education.
5. &· Students will understand the Global Applications of animal welfare ethics, policy and law. |
Assessment Information
Assessments of this course will comprise of 3 summative assessments, as shown below
&· a report discussing the ethical implications of animal use (40%)
&· Draw up recommendations or a welfare code for an aspect of animal trade$úpublish as a website (40%)
&· Discuss the $ùDuty of Care&© concept and how it relates to animal welfare in a specific country- individual short essay (20%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
Flexible online distance learning |
| Keywords | Animal ethics, Policy, Recommendations, Animal law, Animal welfare education |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Bryony Waggett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8783
Email: bryony.waggett@ed.ac.uk |
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