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 |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 1. Animal Welfare and Ethics
2. Animal Welfare Recommendations and Policy
3. Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement
4. Global Applications |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Vet Med Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 150,
Summative Assessment Hours 50,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
2 essays (40% each) presentation (20%)
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. - understand and discuss the three main ethical theories;
2. - debate and investigate the relationship between ethics and animal welfare;
3. - 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;
4. - understand concepts of legislation and how it is applied to animals;
5. - describe the different enforcement methods in worldwide animal use;
6. - understand how animal welfare science gets translated into policy, recommendations and legislation;
7. - understand the global applications of animal welfare ethics, policy and law. |
Assessment Information
Individual ethical analysis essay (40%)
Group work on policy case study (20%)
Individual legislation assignment (40%)
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Flexible online distance learning |
| Keywords | Animal ethics, Policy, Recommendations, Animal law |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fritha Langford
Tel: (0131 6)51 7448
Email: fritha.langford@sac.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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